these hands made of splinters

Heh. It seemed as though they were keeping things clipped and short. He grinned, laying upon the ground as he gathered his chosen antler between his arms and lowered his teeth to gnaw on its edges. He gave the bones a few good chews as he contemplated. Decided, he glanced up at her. "Learn anything while you were gone?" He supposed questions were the only way to keep this from being a rather short and uncomfortable meeting.

As for him? He could share a with her about their excursion, but he didn't wish to repeat anything Tonravik, Kroc, or anyone else might have shared with her. Instead, he asked another question. "How much do you know about what happened while you were gone?" If she could tell him what she knew, he could easily fill in the blanks and catch her up to speed.