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[its_troublesome]

[Shikamaru is heading out to train in the forest today. Should anyone run into him out there, they'll be in for an interesting sight.

Deer. Not a lot of them at once - and fancy that, none are being slaughtered - and while at first skittish hearing footsteps, they don't run away from him when he approaches them. In fact, they come closer to him when

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[forestpride]

[San watches him feed the deer, following. Paying attention to how they respond to him - without fear - and how he treats them.

And after a while she will reveal herself]

You are not hunting.

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[its_troublesome]

[He doesn't seem surprised there was someone else out here when she does, glancing over one shoulder to look at her.]

Aa. Funny that. You wanna get along with deer, you kinda have to promise not to eat them.

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[forestpride]

[Really, she knows about the deer.]

Why are you interested in them?

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[its_troublesome]

[He wasn't feeling the humor today anyways.]

Not that it's any of your business... [He breaks off a piece of biscuit and tosses it underhand to a doe a few yards off.] But I come from a clan of deer tenders. They remind me of home.

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[forestpride]

[for some reason, she feels compelled to share.]

The Deer God is the ruler of my forest.

[You get points, for treating them so well. Here and at home.]

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[its_troublesome]

Deer God? [Curiosity gets the better of him once again.] I'd have guessed it'd have been Moro, from the way she guards the forest here.