Blacktail Deer Plateau you tell me whats next

He looked at her, trying to make sense of her words and utterly failing. And then - a light flickered on. "Cat, no - I wouldn't ask you to quit your roaming. I want to roam with you, when I can. What I mean is..."

He felt silly even saying it, but considering all that had come to pass, it was silly not to say it. After Amber and Khoe, after Heartha - it was on his mind now more than ever. What if Dawn decided to whelp this year? Or Pema? What would he do if he lost any of the women in his life, let alone his Spiritwalker.

"The curse," he said quietly. "I'm talking about the curse."