Jade Fern Grove they all ran after the farmer's wife

His ears had done him little good to stop him from startling when Kieran first spoke, but as his packmate continued to speak he noticed something: somehow, in the absence of his sight, he found Kieran's words less difficult to understand; the accent was still thick, but he heard more clearly. In time he would realize that his other senses would sharpen in compensation for the ones he lost, this was but a taste of what was to come for the boy with no eyes.

So focused on this new ability, he almost forgot to respond. "Oh, er, ah," he stammered, breaking the hanging silence. "It's a lot to deal with, but, I'm figuring it out." His brows wrinkled. "I just need time. But it sucks. It sucks a lot." He huffed, his breath expelling grumpily through his nose. "It's not fair."