Moonspear And, then, there was light

She looked surprised when he thanked her, though he wasn't sure why. Wasn't that the polite thing to do? She explained, though, that her doing that was what friends did. He smiled softly, realizing he hadn't grown up with friends, and therefore he wasn't accustomed to others going out on a limb for him like that. And you, mine, he confirmed. While he had pledged his loyalty to Charon, confirming that he and Heldi were friends seemed different. There was no underlying promise that he needed to prove it, as he did with the pack by protecting it and providing food. It simply was.

He nodded with her sentiment. Me, too. I had never seen the destruction that locusts could cause, and I was worried it wouldn't all come back as full as it was before, he said, doing his best to make some conversation.