Closed Into Te Taiao

[William Kaimarama]

The smells and sounds of the bush were a welcome comfort after spending time out in civilisation as William returned to to his real home, a follower in tow this time around. It wasn't often there was interest in his field, and his parents had been quick to encourage William to take the curious young man out as an intern, to see if this was the career for him. They had geared up, planned a weekend in the bush tracking down a feral Kneazle colony that had cropped up dangerously close to a Kākāpō nesting area, and set off. It was a trail William had taken several times before, but he travelled slower than usual to make sure his companion could keep up, knowing better than to expect a less experienced tramper to navigate wild rainforest quite so easily. "Slippy bit coming up!" He cautioned Demetrius before skimming his way down a small slope with practiced ease, looking up to make sure the younger man was able to make it. "We're not too far off our campsite now, once we've got the tents set up we can set tracking tunnels to leave overnight, that should give us a good idea of where the Kneazles are hanging around." He explained, keeping his eyes on the precarious drop the younger man was facing.

 

[Demetrius Wagner]

Demetrius was tentatively excited - this was his first step outside of Hogwarts, his first step into a career. It seemed impossible that it had come to this when just this time last year he was thinking about studies. Suddenly that was out the window and here he was in the real world - the real bush. Demetrius followed the man along trying to keep up. He wasn't the most adept at hiking, but he wasn't a stranger to it either. He had a feeling he'd slowly become more acquainted with it as he went along. They came to a slope, Demetrius cautioned. He watched the other man easily navigate the obstacle, Demetrius himself having to cling slightly to a neighbouring tree as he rather ungracefully made his way down, landing with a bit of a thump. "Thanks for the warning," Demetrius said honestly. He was just glad he hadn't landed face-first. "So how do the tracking tunnels work? Or should I ask you that once we get there?" Demetrius didn't want to come across as too eager, but he was curious about how all this worked.