As Duncan walked ahead, Jacob walked farther away from the back where Nahash was till he was beside his brother. "Brother, you saw how much Nahash ate, right? That was a very large deer that could feed a family for many meals. Yet, he ate it as if it were a snack," Jacob whispered.

Duncan didn't bother to turn his head and glace at Jacob's head which was very close to his ear. "Nahash didn't have breakfast. He just needs a bit more food. In the future, one deer may be able to sustain him a meal."

"You do realize how much deer he'll need even if that's true. I know that deer a numerous in this forest, but adding a large predator like a giant naga could easily and drastically change the situation. Besides, he's only five years old. What will happen when he grows bigger? Soon, he may need two or tree deer a meal!"

"I understand this situation seems very grim, but I can't bring myself to turn Nahash and Felix away. I know that it would be two if we were to throw Nahash out, because they wouldn't stand to be separated from each other. But throwing two children out and away from possible safety and making them leave to another forest to fend for themselves, doesn't seem right."

"I know it doesn't sound right. Believe me when I say I wouldn't want to do that either. Despite being a giant naga, Nahash seems to be a nice and gentle kid," Jacob informed.

Duncan was surprised by the fact that Jacob found it bad to throw out Nahash and that he had said that Nahash seemed to be a nice kid. Duncan couldn't believe these words came from his skeptical brother who had found it hard to trust strangers and from the same man that had began judging Nahash as a monster before even meeting him. Nahash's meeting with the town must have affected Jacob's view of the giant naga more than Duncan had realized.

Jacob was equally surprised by his own comment. He knew that there was good in Nahash and he knew that he was starting to like the giant naga. He also knew it would still take time to fully trust him, but he was really starting to like Nahash quicker than he would normally trust a potentially very dangerous stranger. Maybe there truly was a chance that he would eventually mean the word "nephew" when talking about Nahash.

"What are we going to do about his hunger?" Jacob asked.

"Maybe we'll be able to find larger prey. There are much larger animals in this forest that could be enough to supply Nahash with a healthy food source. There are creatures out there we are unable to bring down, even with most of the townspeople helping," Duncan suggested, "With Nahash's size, he could take down most creatures he'd come across in the forest, and when he gets bigger, he'd be able to handle absolutely anything lurking in the forest."

"He's large enough now that he could take down a giant boar. Plus one of the largest boars could last him more than a single meal," Jacob stated.

Nahash didn't like the fact that his new family was whispering, and the fact that Uncle Jacob walked farther ahead for speak with father meant that they were most likely talking about him. "They're talking about me, I know it." Nahash told himself, "But what are they talking about? Are they still unsure about me and still think I'm a monster? No, my new family wouldn't do that. They're human and I'm a naga, but they should know that if they love me, I'll love them. I won't harm my new family and never will. Maybe, they're upset that I eat too much.

Nahash's fear and concern for what his new family thought of him drove him to slither closer to quite maybe hear the conversation between his new dad and uncle. Nahash just wanted to be accepted by people again, even if the only people he had a chance of befriending were humans that were very small compared to him. Nahash didn't hear all of the words, but he could understand that it was an argument about how much he was eating. His naga body demanded a lot of food and the humans were worried he could tamper with the food supply of the forest. Tears formed in Nahash's eyes, because it was something he didn't think he could change about himself. "I'm sorry that I eat too much, but I can't help it," Nahash said.

Duncan and Jacob stopped and turned around to see Nahash had yet again approached them silently. Despite his size, he could really sneak up behind people efficiently. Duncan saw how sad Nahash and he knew that he'd have to be the one to comfort his new son. "Could you bend down closer, Nahash?" Duncan asked of his son. Nahash did as he was told. He backed up a bit and laid down flat with his arms crossed and his chin rested upon those arms. Duncan climbed up the arms and Nahash stayed as still as he could while he cried silently. Duncan placed his small hand, well, small to Nahash, on Nahash's cheek and rubbed it. Nahash could feel the hand and was comforted by such a simple touch. There was a lot of caring intentions in that small hand. "We don't blame you for being big. That is not your fault. I will do what I can to figure out a food source for you so that you can stay with us, because I don't want you to go. You and Felix are the first children that I've been blessed to take care of, and I don't want to fail as a father."

Nahash thanked Duncan and began to cheer up. Still standing on the crossed arms of his giant son, Duncan asked, "Now, are you able to eat fruits and not just meat?"

"Yes, but I haven't had any in a very long time, and many of the fruits I see here look different from the ones in my world," Nahash answered.

"We're going to look for larger creatures, but knowing that you can eat fruits will help in the future," Duncan replied.

"What will we hunt for now?" Nahash asked.

Duncan carefully climbed down to the ground before answering, "Giant boar."

"Really? I liked that meat!"

"You've killed one before?" Duncan asked.

"Yes. When Felix had set up camp after we escaped Lord William's castle and the caves, a giant boar attacked Felix, but I saved him and killed it before it could even harm him," Nahash answered with a sense of pride in his voice due to his accomplishments in protecting Felix.

"Good, killing one will be much easier now. I know where we might find one." Duncan led the way to a place he knew.