The students slowly left the class, talking with each other the entire time.
Meanwhile, Shang slowly leaned forward and whispered.
"Is this because of, you know what?" he asked.
"No," teacher Niria answered. "You are simply the best hunter."
Shang looked with uncertainty at teacher Niria. "But I had help. The Storm Eagle young did a lot of work, and I wouldn't be alive without it."
"Could it have killed the snake without you?" teacher Niria asked.
Shang thought about it for a bit.
Yes, the Storm Eagle had injured the snake severely, but that was only possible since the snake hadn't noticed the eagle. After it had noticed the eagle, it had readied its weapons.
If the Storm Eagle had attacked again without backup, it would have been killed with certainty.
"No," Shang said, "but that doesn't change the fact that I won with help."
Teacher Niria frowned. "I don't like your dishonest behavior."
