Silvertip Mountain Somebody gimme a beat

Krypton's affirmation of a connection to Gracious brought a smile to June's face. Although her aunt hadn't returned to Silvertip Mountain and there was no way to know that she was still hale and healthy, June hoped she was well wherever she was. She'd been a good traveling companion for as long as they'd been together, and it was only June's attention deficit disorder that had got her separated from the woman's side. They may never have found Gracious' pack, and June was growing to know that her place in the world was here.

She was surprised to hear about war. Surprised and disappointed. War wasn't something she thought that FitzDutiful would ever have supported, and yet it had been his idea. She wouldn't have wanted to know. "Why would we go to war?" she asked whimsically, as if the very notion were as silly as a fable. There was nothing worth warring over. Even young, naive June knew that it was only pride.