It's a bonding session that reminds each hunter of its place in the team — invaluable in the struggle to come.

… in plain Engliſh, more warily, more judiciouſly, more orthodoxally than twice their number of Divines have don in many a prolix Volume: …

toiled with works of war

The sole good thing about the morning's shittery was that Mom's concern for my wellbeing trumped last night's argument.