You do yourself a disservice. Unpracticed is not the same as unsuited.
[Naeva's tone is still mild, but there's a thread of iron-hard firmness to it. People are infinitely suited to growing into new skills--is she not proof of that herself? So she won't hear otherwise from this sullen young....man? Man. Perhaps a dryad, with those ears and those bare feet. Hmm. It'd be rude to ask, anyway.]
If she is regularly hunting, she won't need things to sharpen her claws on, but providing something--rope wrapped around a piece of wood will do--will go a long way in times rats are scarce. Ah, and...
[Coughing delicately.] A small covered box with some sand or clay in it. Just dump it overboard and replace the sand when it's used. She'll keep herself clean otherwise.
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[Naeva's tone is still mild, but there's a thread of iron-hard firmness to it. People are infinitely suited to growing into new skills--is she not proof of that herself? So she won't hear otherwise from this sullen young....man? Man. Perhaps a dryad, with those ears and those bare feet. Hmm. It'd be rude to ask, anyway.]
If she is regularly hunting, she won't need things to sharpen her claws on, but providing something--rope wrapped around a piece of wood will do--will go a long way in times rats are scarce. Ah, and...
[Coughing delicately.] A small covered box with some sand or clay in it. Just dump it overboard and replace the sand when it's used. She'll keep herself clean otherwise.