By nightfall, they had already processed half of the python's massive corpse.
The level of productivity was something Theo had never seen with the group before.
Clara, Elias and Cassian worked as usual, now joined by Kaelor, who seemed to have developed a liking for butchery. Other than that, Lucien had also joined in, eager to learn.
When Theo asked why he hadn't helped before, despite having spent so much time in the forest, Lucien simply answered, "Cassian handled everything; I didn't need to."
The answer told Theo enough. This was the norm, and by him working alongside the attendants and others, Theo was slowly breaking those norms.
Lysara was asked to help as well, and to everyone's surprise, she agreed to join.
She couldn't handle the actual butchering, as that made her retch more than once, but she managed to carry and place the cut fillets into the smokers, which was also an important task.
