Duck Lake Lakeside View

Bones watched the duck too, though the mention of the vale snared her attention, dragging it back to Xi'nuata, as she introduced herself. "The vale?" she repeated, feeling certain this was somehow important but drawing a blank as to any reason why. She shrugged, mostly inwardly, deciding it mustn't be that important if she couldn't even remember.

"Me name's Bones," she repeated without pointing out that she'd already given it. She smiled good-naturedly. "No... I'm almost a year," she fibbed, albeit without any ill intention, "and, anyway, I've traveled much greater distances than this before. Me home's just over that way," she elaborated, tipping her head to their left to indicate Swiftcurrent Creek in the distance.

"Where's the vale," she wondered in the next beat, unable to leave this point of curiosity alone, even if she still couldn't recall why the vale was of any significance, "and your escort?" Bones added with a playful wink.