Swiftcurrent Creek hidden in the footnotes

Although she'd told her tale half a dozen times by now, Bones answered with tireless enthusiasm, perhaps because the story now included an awesome new chapter. "I left Tortuga to get out from under me strumpet mother and find me father. And I did! He lives across the mountains and a bit closer to the coast, at a place called Blacktail Deer Plateau." The youth paused, then admitted, "He'd like if I went to live there but... I just don't know!"

Something strange happened to her face then. Sometimes, it was victim to a wince or a frown, yet these expressions were always fleeting. She smiled almost always. But just now, her façade twisted into a truly unhappy, anxious look. She swallowed. She'd come all this way just to find him and she was so happy she had! Yet Bones had become attached to the creek and, anyway, jumping ship didn't feel right to her.

"I actually don't know what to do about that..." she admitted at length in a strangely small voice. It was the most torn Bones had ever felt in her entire life and it was certainly the greatest problem she'd ever before faced. And even the most upbeat attitude in the world couldn't solve this quandary.