Dragoncrest Cliffs make like a tree and shelter a bunch of birds

He tilts his head as she explains her happenings. He hadn't noticed her absence, but he is not the sort to keep tabs on anyone, anyway. "Sounds interesting," Étoille says. He listens to the rest of her story, face contemplative. A pack south of here? "There is a claim settling in the forest beyond the ridge," he recalls, "perhaps she is with them?" It cannot have been too far south, assuming Furi did not stay far. He supposes she could also be one of those claiming the Plateau but it does not seem worth bringing up if choupinou cannot recall anyway. He smiles at her - a brief but warm thing, and says, "she is your friend," in his usual not-a-question-but-asking way.