Blacktail Deer Plateau i am the stone that the builder refused

Charon smiled when Osprey praised him, for even though he grew older, he would never get enough of being praised. The adolescent's smile grew even broader when Osprey said that she thought he would do fine as a leader -- there was no bigger compliment than one of a good friend. Particularly after Dante's scepticism, the outspoken bit and the silent bit, it was refreshing to hear someone beside Thistle Cloud say he would do good.

When Osprey asked about the pups, Charon excitedly told her, "There's three boys and one girl. Their names are Jorunn, and Flóki, and Ragna, and Kaylan. They're so tiny!" Charon wondered if he was ever that tiny, but he probably was. It was weird to imagine, though, since he was so big and grown-up now.