Hn. [ Functioning on necessity? Hard to believe. And corsets? She could walk around without one for all he cared, that was the least of his concerns. His idea of bare necessities were obviously far different from hers, but the point was that they were now both stuck in a totally different world to what they were used to, and change had to come from within. For both of them, he realized. ]

If you haven't, then you cannot say for sure that you 'can't'. It's like sitting at the foot of a tree and wishing it'd grow lower so you could reach the highest apple. And what'd happen if said hunter or hunters are kidnapped or go missing?

We cannot afford to depend on each other all the time. Things could go wrong, and we must be prepared enough to face change. We also don't have to hunt in groups. Plus there are always the supplies in Credinta whenever we could get there.

All I'm saying is that we don't label so and so as unable to do so and so, but teach them, to the best of our abilities, to learn how to hunt, cook, and be knowledgeable of basic first aid. By hunting I mean something simple as fishing or trapping rabbits or birds. It doesn't have to be elk or deer. It's for everybody's benefit, no harm can come out of it, I am certain.

[ He pauses here, sighing, then shakes his head. ]

I am not trying to find fault in everything you say, lady. I quite like your ideas. I just want to make sure that we're all able to fend for ourselves when the rest of us... are gone. I'd hate to see one of us not make it even when they had a chance.