Duck Lake Lakeside View

I can't help but read Xi'n's dialogue in a stern British accent, lol?

Both adults promptly corrected her, which Bones wouldn't have minded, only... there was a sudden and distinct tension in the air after Ferdie's remark. The youth shifted uncertainly, her smile fading somewhat as Xi'nuata told him to watch his tongue. Young Bones liked Xi'nuata and didn't understand Ferdie's passive-aggression but when the she-wolf met him pace for pace in that department, she felt her fur prickling ever so slightly at the thinly-veiled threat.

Xi'nuata softened a moment later and proceeded to question her, clearly attempting to carry on their conversation. Bones wanted to do the same, though she glanced at Ferdie and sensed that there was something amiss about this entire situation. If she put two and two together, it sounded like the creek and vale wolves shared some sort of history. She suddenly wondered if Captain Fox would disapprove of this fraternization and she didn't know what to do.

Trying to compromise, she answered Xi'nuata's question with a polite, "Aye, well, I've visited him once. I missed him the last time. It was mostly me own fault; I lost track of time..." Her voice trailed off and she looked at Ferdie again. Not one for subtleties, Bones decided to ask outright, "Should I not be talking to her because she's from the vale? I don't mean to be rude," she said to both of them, "I just don't... know what's going on," she admitted honestly.