"Ule's appetite is getting bigger and bigger!" Watching Muria leaving the treehouse, Heda's face revealed a sigh of exasperation before turning to her spouse, "The pressure on you is getting greater now! It's tough on you, Batu!"
"It's not tough; I can still manage for now." Having heard his mate's concern, Batu responded with a touch of male pride bolstering him, but he couldn't help adding at the end,
"Given Ule's current rate of growth, after a thousand rotations of the sun and moon, I might not be able to provide him with enough meat anymore. And by that time, he will still have a long way to go before he's an adult!"
"When that time comes, we'll have to ask the help of other clansmen. We can't let Ule grow up hungry!"
"…That's the only way!" Batu's face showed hesitation before he finally clenched his teeth and nodded. As a father, how could he let his son go hungry!
