Ravensblood Forest i'm gonna put my family back together again

As Chusi shook the soft snow from her deep coat Ingram felt shocked to find himself admiring the downy plush of her fur -- the way a few stubborn snowflakes stuck to her fluffy fur like small, complex constellations of winter white.

Wait. He was doing that weird admiring stuff again. He shook his head sharply, looking away.

IIt was not that he wass unimpressed -- but he refused to give Chusi any spark of interest that would betray his vulnerability. "It's okay. Donnelaith has a bigger forest." Ingram stated matter of factly, as if it mattered.