Dante blushed, but then replied in a defiant voice, “I saw you stealing the supplies. And when you ran off, I followed you. I... I didn’t want to believe that you had taken the supplies for yourself to flee home. But I wasn’t sure. And then you left to save us , that’s good. I knew you weren’t a coward. Still, I’m angry. Anyway, I followed you up until now and saw that you wanted to shoot the fox. But I didn’t want that to happen, so here I am. A... and I’m hungry, and I’m cold. I didn’t find anything to eat on the way.”He could barely get the last sentence out. Of course, he didn’t want to appear weak in front of me, but I could see him trembling and the exhaustion in his eyes. I sighed and took him into my arms.“Come, little warrior. Let’s warm you up a bit, then we’ll get you something to eat.”I shared my rabbit with him, and he shared it with the vixen who had slowly crept toward us until she sat down next to Dante, throwing me a skeptical glance. She hadn’t left his side since the incident.I admired Dante for being able to follow me without being noticed and for surviving so long without food. Who knows what would have happened if he hadn’t shown himself? He might have died of hunger somewhere in the woods.Of course, I was also happy just to have some company, but at the same time, a deep worry for him began to spread within me. I was on a dangerous mission, and he was just a little boy.I decided to take him home the next morning, even if that meant aborting my mission and getting into serious trouble with my uncle. Especially when I’d have to explain to him why his son now had a vixen as a pet.Said vixen had since curled up next to Dante, not without throwing me a murderous look. Seems like she doesn’t like me very much.Soon, both she and Dante, who had leaned against my shoulder, had fallen asleep.