Stavanger Bay this is the last time

Charon seemed to have the same thought as Floki. The brothers hesitated to start gathering Thistle Cloud's herbs, as neither one of them were experienced enough to know what they were handling. As if on cue, the healer soon appeared, though she did not speak as she approached. She offered a breathy non-verbal greeting, then set to work organizing her collection. Floki watched her quietly for a moment before saying, "Hi, Mama."

He was looking forward to the move and to having Charon as his leader -- and being his "right-hand man," for that was kind of what he considered himself -- but he didn't have any less respect for his mother. She still was and would always be the sole parent who had raised him, and the Alpha female of Stavanger Bay. But he was growing up and becoming more independent -- perhaps sooner than he should have, due to the circumstance of his earlier life -- and he wanted to establish himself as a separate entity. He loved Thistle Cloud, but he didn't feel like he depended on her.

The boy looked to Charon, nodding his agreement with his brother's question. Thistle Cloud would need to give them instruction on which herbs to take and how to carry them if she wanted them to all arrive safely at Moonspear.