
Today was the day!
He was going to get to learn to hunt, and then he'd be able to help take care of his sisters and the clan. He'd be a great hunter, he knew it, but it was too early to go out and find his mentor. Even he knew that. He couldn't fall back to sleep, and so, wriggled out of the den, accidentally kicking one of the others as he did.
"Sorry," he whispered, hoping that he hadn't woken them up. He had hoped to slip out without bothering any of the others, but he wasn't sure that he was being very successful.