Blacktail Deer Plateau Some infinitely gentle, infinitely suffering thing

"It's more a bother to be worryin' about how she's doing that it was to feed her," Grayday groused, feeling a bit as though he was being accused of something. Had it been something he said? Was he the reason Mirabelle had disappeared? "Did she say why she felt that way?" he asked, expression clouded. Then he let out a tiny huff - if she hadn't wanted to be a burden, she would've stuck around to help out. "Never mind. I suppose that's between the two of you."

He was surprised at the male's next question. He remembered their meeting as being about who Twill was searching for, and only remembered that he'd asked about Khoe when he brought it up.

"No," he replied, not seeming too bothered by the fact. "What about you? Did you find your red woman?"