Blacktail Deer Plateau i just cannot even

Even though she had endured her fair share of unpleasantness, Bazi's youth made it much easier to forget. Her conscious mind was unaccustomed to dealing with trauma, and deferred to its subconscious counterpart whenever the experience came within shouting distance of harrowing. The sickness was already a dim memory, and the grieving was done.

"Schnoodle-bat?" Bazi stared, showing her naivety by misinterpreting Yerpso's teasing. Her eyes grew wide, and questions came flooding out. "What's that? Does it bite? Do you have one? Is that what your medic is called?"