Sunbeam Lair And miles to go before I sleep

"I'll do anything you need of me." She toed the fine line between helpfulness and desperation, keeping her eyes fixed on Asterr's thin black face. "I can teach fishing lessons."

Moderate in size but limitless strength, eh? Sounded like a good deal to Qamar. Ryūjin. The name was as foreign to her as the lands she had entered, but it rang sweet bells in her mind, as if she were meant to stumble upon this tribe.

"I have no more questions for you, Asterr Draconid, except this last one," Qamar said softly, bowing her head. "Can I be of use to you and your tribe?"

The question hung precariously in the still air, and Qamar held her breath, waiting for the other wolf's response.