The Butterfly

" 'Course! Bu' Kennedy's gonna get a dunk in the water whether he likes it' or no'. I personally find swimming a necessity, second only to walkin' an' runnin'. So he'll get a good skill outta' it as well. His bad attitude won' work on a wolf like me..."

She looked at Thistle. "Yer a healer, aye? Tha's good. The most I could ever do to heal is some yarrow an' cobwebs. I don't think I have the greatest mind fer plants. So I won't be much more help there." The good-natured wolf chuckled.

" A broken spirit's like a broken bone, in my opinion. It can sting an' hurt if you prod at it too much, but if yer patient, and ye care fer it, it can grow back strong an' whole."