Jamie pulled off the main road, following the small road up to a glistening wooden building with one floor, with a door towards the left side of the building a single window visible from the front. It was surrounded by dry grass, with 8 vehicles parked on the dry grass. Jamie pulled onto the dry grass, and parked next to a red ute, then got out of his white van, stretching.
After stretching, he walked to the back of the van and opened the back door. Eve and Blackwing leaped out of the van. Closing the door, he started rubbing Eve and Blackwing's necks for a minute, before leading the way to the ranger station. As soon as he entered, his eyes came across a wooden reception desk covered with brochures in stands facing towards the entrance of the building. Behind the desk, a window could be seen on the side, at the left. An open door on the wall could be seen behind the desk, leading into another room. To the right was a cluster of chairs and tables, along with a wooden noticeboard with a collection of papers pinned to it pinned to the right wall, along with two other doors visible.
In the center of the desk, was a black computer and keyboard visible, with a grey haired man in a plain dark green ripstop shirt, except for the arm, on which was an emblem of a blue and green checkered shield, with 'Bulagad Rangers' written underneath it in white.
Jamie approached the man at the desk, whom had looked up from the computer after hearing the creak of the door as it opened. When Jamie reached the desk, the man asked in a gruff voice. "Can I help you?"
Jamie nodded. "I would like to register for the cull request."
"Can I see your ID?"
Jamie handed his Battlepet Master Trainee ID over to the man. The man glanced at the ID, then started typing away on the keyboard. When he was done, the man asked "Which of your Beasts can see in the dark?"
"Ummm...Eve I think. She's a wolf. Just wait a moment."
The man had raised an eyebrow, just as Eve had sent a mental message to Jamie, letting him know she could see in the dark. Jamie sent a transmission to Blackwing. Blackwing answered moments later answering that he could not.
"Eve, the wolf can. Blackwing, the dragon, can't."
The man gave a tight lipped smile as he handed back Jamie's ID. "Good. Take a seat, someone will be here soon."
Jamie went to take a seat, as the man got up from the desk and walked through the doorway behind him. While he was waiting, he took a look at the noticeboard and saw a variety of bounties posted on creatures stages 4 and above, noting their distinguishing features. Eventually, he looked away from the noticeboard, to one of the doors, hearing the creaking sounds as someone approached. The door opened, and a tall female with blonde, short cut hair walked out of one of the doors, dressed in the same dark green ripstop shirt as the receptionist, along with dark green pants. She looked around the room, and only seeing Jamie in their besides the reception, whom had now returned to his seat, walked up to Jamie and said in a curt voice "Come with me please."
Jamie followed her along with his bonded beasts as she led the way through the door she had just came through, creaks accompanying their every footstep. He followed her down the corridor to a door to the right. Inside the room, was a fridge and sink along the side of the wall. In the middle of the room, was a large wooden table with wooden chairs scattered around it. On the table, there was a map, and six people were seated around the table with coffee mugs in their hands. One could be heard stiffing a yawn, and another said "I haven't got any sleep these last two days. This is bloody annoying. F*ck those creatures."
As Jamie and the blonde female entered the room, she cleared her throat loudly. The eyes of the occupants of the room snapped to her. "This is someone who has signed up for a cull request."
The eyes of the people turned to Jamie, scrutinizing him. One of them let out a grumble "Just one Anna? And he's a teenager too. Bloody hell."
Anna shot the man a glare. "It's better then nothing."
Anna took a seat, gesturing for Jamie to do so. When Jamie had done so, bonded beast following him and sitting slightly behind him, Blackwing glancing warily about him as he did so, Anna looked at Jamie and asked.
"You signed up for the fox cull request?"
"I did."
"How long can you stay here for.?"
"I start work early on Sunday, so I have to leave here Saturday."
Anna sighed, then started rubbing her hair. A mutter could be heard in the room "Only one day. Greeeaat."
Anna turned to glare at the person, before turning to Jamie, who had started to cross his arms. "Would you like to earn some extra money? The fox cull request is just to kill the foxes that hunt the beef cattle, not to kill them all. They are mostly active at night. The Red Stripe Falcons have appeared recently and are active during the day."
Jamie hesitated, before eventually asking "What stage are they at, and do they hunt alone?"
"Stage 2. They hunt in pairs."
"Do you have someone here with a beast that can fly?"
"No. They were killed."
Jamie shook his head. "Then no. I am not risking Blackwing for a couple hundred Mystic Credits."
A mutter could be heard in the room "P*ssy."
Jamie turned to look around the room, looking for the person. He was starting to get fed up with this crap. Anna was about to open her mouth when the receptionist entered the door, looking at Anna and saying "Someone else arrived for the cull request."
Anna nodded. She got up, then turning around to look at the people in the room, shooting them a glare. "I know your tired, and angry. But don't take your anger out on people who have come to help."
After Anna left, Jamie sat in the room, feeling very uncomfortable. The silence in the room was palpable. He was half tempted to just get up and leave. Eventually, the door opened, and Anna entered, leading a teenager into the room. The person was in their late teens, and had waist length blonde hair, tied into a ponytail, and bright amber eyes, wearing blue jeans and a black and white striped top. An Eagle, almost pure black, except for the red line down it's back in the middle, and it's red eyes and claws, was flapping behind her, along with a blue leopard trailing behind, with black spots and green eyes. A couple of wolf whistles rang through the air as she entered and Anna glared at the people, shutting them up.
Anna gestured for her to take a seat. Once she had done so, Anna started to ask her some questions.
"Your here for the fox cull request?"
A soothing voice rang in the room as she answered "yes"
"How long can you stay for?"
"I can stay until late on Saturday."
Anna turned to glance at Jamie, then back at the girl and asked "Would you both be willing to work together to kill some Red Stripe Falcons? Stage two, they hunt in pairs."
Jamie nodded. "I am if she is wiling to."
The girl nodded "Sure."
Anna smiled. She reached for the map and pulled it to her. She then gestured at an isolated cattle ranch to the left of the town. "During the night I'll get you two to take care of this ranch. I'll lead you over to the people there and introduce you. Try to get some shuteye for a couple of hours, it will be a long night."