Silvertip Mountain Well great...

Whoops. forgot to finish this off.

Chaska was very surprised, and felt sympathetic, his ears flattening a little. "Zaria, I am sorry. No one should ever have to be kicked out by their own father. It is a horrible experience for both." He stopped there, afraid to say anything else that would either sound insulting in some way or bring back bad experiences for her.

"I will savor what I can" he spoke, then turned away and returned to his rabbit, carrying it off to his new-found den. He wanted to help her, but in the end he didn't, and he surprised himself as he was fine with that.