Phoenix Maplewood tongue-clicking

Shreya nodded gratefully as the deer leg was offered, and chowed down on an initial mouthful. It had clearly been in a cache — it was dry. But she didn't particularly like a soggy breakfast anyway. She waited until she'd swallowed before speaking next, but had listened carefully to what Esaro had to say. He was younger than his years, naive and good-natured.

Well young man, it's worth knowing that being useful is not all about trying to learn and do everything. You can't learn everything: you need a focus, and it has to be something you're good at. Now, I bet you'll say you're not good at anything, but that doesn't mean you can't learn. You want to make people happy, hm? What, in your experience, makes people happy?