Lost Creek Hollow "what did the fish say..."

Ilya shrugged, weighing her responses with delicacy. "I'm not sure of the weather here, but if the main branch becomes low enough the rest will freeze. I know we're close to the mountains, I'm sure it does get rather cold in the winter." The black fae thought for a moment on what Mordecai was thinking. She watched his expression change; a bit of confusion and perhaps even judgement had spread onto his face. She wondered what he was thinking about in particular, but didn't ask and didn't study his expression. She simply looked into the forest a moment and waited his response before speaking again.

"The dam is too far upstream to be a useful water source to us, at least in my opinion. But it is your call, after all. If you'd like to check it out for yourself, I'd gladly show you where it is. You and Harlyn could decide for yourselves," the she wolf added, not hastily, but also pointing out the dams potential. She personally still believed it was too far away to be useful, but her opinion was one of many.