With a nod and a short hum to express his understanding, he went to what he hoped was the correct manner of skinning the animal. (Note: it... actually was, this time around, as he cut through the hide and started to pull back on the skin, although he still was doing a somewhat amateur job at it, if his awkward stance and his scrunched up face was any indication.)

As he paused to wipe the sweat off his brow, again completely oblivious to the sigh of relief from his companion, he said, in a tone that sounded like he had just remembered it, "I have some materials to start a fire that I have yet to use."