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It was already almost mid-morning. Teilil had already finished what small bit of hunting he had to do for the day as well as cleaned up and restrung his bow. Lady Trickery had asked a favor of him- to teach Akakios what he could about archery before they left for Aejiss. Now seemed a good a time as any, assuming the young man was unoccupied. Shad'era was still out with the trees, having gotten a late start and Priscilla was busy with Alfonze. He had been told that he would probably find the young god in the library so that was where he was headed.

The wild elf had his bow and quiver slung over his shoulder. Akakios could use his for now to learn and he could make one for Lament if it seemed to suit him. He glanced around upon reaching the library, fully expecting to find the young god curled up in a chair asleep with a book in his hands.

Oh... So he was awake then. That would make things easier at least. Hopefully his greeting would not startle the young man, as focused as he was. "Morning." Lament being up and about so early made him wonder if gods really needed to sleep at all, or if it was just matter of preference. Priscilla slept and so did Tristan, when the poor man could anyway, but they were still mortals. He had no idea about Tajnevaki or Lady Trickery as they seemed to keep about the same hours as everyone else.

...wait...was he not breathing? Now that was really quite odd.

"It is, almost mid morning actually." Teilil seemed amused. Had whatever he was reading really been that engrossing? "I was looking for you. Lady Trickery mentioned your interest in archery and that such a still might be useful quite soon." He would go with them to Aejiss if it was needful, but if it ended up being the case he would have to think of something very good to get Shad'era to forgive him for leaving again.

"I thought if you weren't busy, you might like to have your first lesson?" If Akakios would rather keep reading that was alright, he could always come back later.

"Of course." The wild elf would have helped him put the books back, if he knew where any went. He had never been much for books, having lived most of his life outdoors; the most time he had spent reading in practically his whole life was when he read to Priscilla at night before bed or whenever else she asked him to read.

"My name is Teilil, most just call me Tei."

"That would be best, there is hardly space inside for this." That and it was safer for everyone, involved in this or not. Accidentally shooting someone or something would not go over very well. "I know a spot that will work, secluded and quiet. So there should not be any distraction." He remembered how hard it had been for him to concentrate on aiming when he was first learning to shoot a bow.

"Come on." He headed out of the library, going around the spiral to the door, which he held open for Akakios. "After you."

Where Teilil lead him was a fair sized clearing in an older part of the forest. What remained of a dead tree stood among other healthier trees. The dead tree would work as a decent target to start with. He pulled out his hunting knife and cut away a bit of the bark to give Akakios a more visible spot to aim at.

"I guess the place to begin would be- do you know anything about archery at all?" His answer would give Teilil someone to start the lesson, even if Akakios knew nothing at all it did not matter. The wild elf would simply start from the very beginning then. He slid the bow and quiver off and walked over to offer them to his pupil. "I would put the quiver on, if I were you, so you can get used to the weight of one against your back and drawing arrows from it."

Well that was certainly a start, presumably he knew a little of the theory then. "Yes, that is right." He made a mental note to make the strap a bit longer for when he made a quiver for Lament to use. That way it would settle better against his back. "It might seem a bit odd at first, but you get used to the weight over time. Now, are you left or right dominant...or at least which do you prefer?" After all if gods had no need for sleeping or breathing, perhaps they did not have a particular need for left or right handedness either.

Teilil laughed when Akakios had to think about it. He should have known. "Well, lets try it that way first then."

"Hold the bow in your right hand and turn that side toward the target. Make sure you stand with your feet apart, like this." He demonstrated as he spoke. "It will keep you balanced."