Bearclaw Valley hym

it is.. there are some chars i use proper capitalization for but for the most part it's just easier/faster. also, lol @ the manpology kek

indra kept her eyes on him; he might have been looking to the ground, but she was still resentful of the way he had so casually raked his eyes over her spare frame. she was not used to such a bald and roving evaluation, nor the lingering look of disappointment after.

stigmata's compunction and explanation softened her only slightly, the way water might soften a hard rind. she gave a quiet hmmph following the close of his speech, and for a seemingly almost interminable length of time appeared to be weighing heavily her -- their -- prospects.

at length she gave an answer. "i will reconsider. but first --" she glanced behind him, where the meadow spread thinly away from bearclaw. "we are not in the business of accepting dead-weight. you will need to prove yourself, as we have many mouths to feed." confident merrick would be guarded safely under mona's care, indra motioned with a set jaw towards wapun and then set off in the verdant hills' direction.