Synopsis

The chapter begins with the characters discussing how to keep a slave warm and the slave's lack of bow skills. They then discover a unique and powerful Ox-Bear and deduce its mating habits, revealing the females preference for weaker males who she can control. They manipulate the mating process of a targeted Ox-Bear pair, feeding them fruit to sap the male's energy, setting the stage for a hunt when the female will chase the weakened male away after mating.