On the other hand, Lalli's actions with that squirrel suggest that he has no idea what he is doing as a hunter, which just seems weird to me. I interpret it as him taking someone's suggestion literally. Like, "Sigrun says it'd be great if we could get a squirrel in that stew!" which would sound crazy to him, but, hey, half of what is asked of him makes no sense, so... maybe it's a foreign recipe.
(I know, I know, Minna added it for humour value.... I am overthinking...)
Lalli was tired. Tired of this mission, tired of this country, tired of these people. He was
especially tired of the Dane's excuse for cooking.
His Vision was working well today, and he could see the small normal animals around him in this young forest. That squirrel there ...
Lalli approached as Grandma Ensi had taught him.
I am not here. The wind in the branches, a cloud across the Sun. I am not here. The squirrel was still grooming himself when Lalli struck.
“I've got a squirrel for supper.”
Tuuri didn't look up from her notes. “Toss it in the stew pot then.”
He glared at her bowed head for a moment before stalking to the stew pot and tossing the squirrel in without bothering to skin it. Mikkel fished it out as Lalli stalked away.
