It was clear to him now, Essence is a sort of energy held by all beings and is absorbed by the killer like an inheritance, This was baffling and mystical. Essence seems to be based on life force or some idea of it as the strength of this "life force" is fuelled by other essence raising its quality like ,This is why a mage can increase their power through study as through life their essence is reinforced by mana penetrating into the body slowly as they just live, Essence is why a mere human can possibly match a dragon, How Mason will be something and not a person on the sidelines of this world.
While grimacing he said in an innocent voice "Thank you" filled with a tone of sincerity but warped by his disheveled hair and his hands covered in blood making his statement run chills down his mother's spine.
"Let's get you washed up Mason " hurriedly placing Mason next to a fireplace and getting a water jug and a basin, Elizabeth sighed as she was baffled by the whole course of events as it happened within no less than 5 Minutes. Promptly putting mason within this basin she put the water jug into a saucepan and placed it into the fire with great haste.
As Mason watched the water boil he realised that he failed to be an innocent child which parents wanted and he realised that his parents probably know when he was acting childish in some capacity, His parents knew the lighting what struck him will forever change their son further reinforced by the cold expression when taking a rabbits life while other kids would pet the animal and want to keep it as their pet, They didn't care because . He was their son and nothing would change that.
After the water splashed over Mason while he was contemplated he held no resistance and allowed his mother to scrub him, As watched the fire while being washed thoroughly, he thought of how essence was like a raging fire inside all living beings and how it is fuelled and empowered by other living things essence ,He knew he will need to kill for power and in this world it is clearly a land where the term might makes right stands without pause.
After his mother fully washing him Grant said with a strong tone "As i want to at least learn my profession as you are my son .i will teach you the basics of skinning and after you can tell me how to do this we will move onto another subject matter, we will slowly get to the point where i am confident you can finally go outside"
Mason in all his life never actually left the house for a mixture of reason, For one he was too young and there were no schools or for commoners so he was at home,He never was interested in playing with his own age group which his parents knew from the start he read books and was engrossed in this so they allowed him to stay and engross himself.
Grant looked at his own son and picked up the rabbits carcass by the neck
"For the basics you have to bleed the animal, this will make it last longer but also taste better, especially when dealing with fish ,Second when you kill it will be easier to break it skin or it gets rock solid ,don't tell me why just learnt from experience, Third make a cut through the middle of the belly"
Grant with the unnatural swiftness and grace cut the middle of the rabbit and within 3 seconds he pierced the skin and split the middle of the rabbit but didn't pierce the internals, Grant grasped both ends of the skin to the sides and pulled it away and out a white membrane protruded out,As it was sliced open with care and precision the guts where shown in a disgusting glory.
Mason adamant to not miss a single second Mason stared at the rabbit as it was dissected with precision by his father.
"So you don't spoil the meat remove the bladder and the organs which remove the waste of the animal "
With the precision of a surgeon he grabbed and pulled the bladder and organs out in one fell swoop
"Second you want to separate the meat where the skin meets, you will probably ruin a few hides when you do this when your older but don't worry,i comes with time which you have a lot of"
Swiftly and slowly cutting with precise incisions the skin was separated and pulling the rabbit's hind legs and removing the skin of it like a sock, with no pause he removed the upper legs, the lower abdomen of the rabbit was skinned
"Depending on the animal cutting of the head to remove the meat and hide is the best bet to get a good quality hide and meat "
With a crack of vertebrae and a cut the heads was separated, the hide was pristine white with speckles of blood and the meat still glistened red
"Now then show me if your mother was right about you having a good head "
Mason nodded and repeated step by step what his dad said without a single hiccup like a parrot repeated what was previously done and moved his soft and tiny hands mimicking gestures which corresponded to the actions when skinning.
"With a quick example you understood the basics, Looks like you have a good head, after all, From now on you studied in the confines of this house, in the next year I'm going to have you understanding and eventually able to be a hunter ,Don't be angry at me but you need to understand the foundation, This is my birthday present"
Grinning happily Grant bellowed as if in anticipation 3 words which will start Masons education as a hunter
"Tomorrow we start"