Neverwinter Forest pride wreaked havoc

Ah, she thought. That made sense then. The stranger apologized for the mistake and Wildfire smiled, shaking her head at him as if to say, That's not necessary. He then offered a name and her head stilled. Well, that was quite a mouthful. She was tempted to repeat it, though her tongue could be as clumsy as her feet when it came to words with more than three syllables.

"Can I call you Tez?" she asked with a well-meaning smirk. "I'm Wildfire. Who's Tuwawi?" she asked, blithely unaware—as always—that she might be triggering an emotional tripwire.