Whitefish River catch of the day

Luke nodded as Mordecai spoke, responding in turn. "Nah, I was born up north and I have been sort of wandering southerly since then." It was a broad, truthful summary of where he came from and Luke was not intentionally trying to be guarded by not expanding into more detail about how he had not been a lone wolf always and had in fact settled down in a place on his way south. But one's life story was often a bit too long to share in one sitting and probably more appropriate for closer friends.

"What about you, eh? And I can't help but ask, where'd you get them wounds at?" Luke could not contain his question any longer, but the gentle look on his face would surely let Mordecai know that he asked not to be nosy but because he was a caring soul.