Tuktu Hinterlands Pretty Lollipop

Gwen told the tale of Mawk the wolf-dog (which Birk, having never seen dogs in his life, imagined being something like a cross between a troll and his great aunt Fala, a big scruffy monster) and proceeded to name the rest of her friends and acquaintances. Gwen's name should have rung a bell to Birk, but several weeks had passed, since he had first and last met her, therefore he did not. 

"Seems kind of un-friendly to ditch you - after all you have done for him," he concluded after little contemplation. "Have you been part of Silver Creek long?"