He ignores most of Istredd's chatter because having grown accustomed to his own power cut, he can see it happening to Istredd again in another unknown circumstance. The basic knowledge is important.

The basic knowledge backed by actually taking down a predator that could spell life or death is priceless.

Lucifer temporarily swings off his backpack of hide to take off one of his layered tunics and toss it towards Istredd. "You're going to carry the cat," Lucifer says cheerfully. "You can wrap it in that to make yourself feel better. But that animal is the only lightweight thing we've got, and there's as much other useful parts to it that isn't just meat. It's never about the meat."

He reorients his backpack again and nods to the boar bodies, one with the missing large chunk of hide. "Forest will reclaim them quicker than you'd imagine." The scavengers will have a field day today.

Istredd shouldering a corpse is enough reason to keep them ten feet apart.

"Also we have to pay to get them to cut out the bodies themselves, so it really defeats the purpose."

Welcome to hunting for sport more than gain, Istredd.