Larksong Grotto All my friends are heathens

she had a prescence that could not be ignored, bossy and bold and direct. he had absolutely no memory of her, and when she asked of how, exactly, he had gotten here, he looked at her almost questioningly a moment. if she truly was Reek's daughter, why hadn't she been here before? she could not have grown up so quickly in his absence, could she? no, absolutely not. he still questioned her claims a moment longer before deciding not to dwell on it and moving to the question she posed. 

"I came back a few weeks ago. From Blackfeather, it was called. I got lost when I was little, ended up there, and now I've come back." he told her matter of factly, plant ignored for now. he had in no way forgotten of it, yet he was in no hurry to return to the subject. he was in no mind to pick the plant for the bossy girl like some dumb servant; as he had been to Xan weeks ago. he was quick to dismiss the thought, neither willing to dwell on that, either.