Stone Circle Don't worry, he shall return

Her head cocked when her mother offered to show her where she grew up once Steph was old enough. You didn't grow up here? she asked. She had assumed Valette was born here, as she was. It never occurred to her that she might not have. 

Her ears were perked as she listened to her mother. When she explained that deer eat the bark off trees, Steph's eyes went to the nearest tree. How can they eat that? It's yucky, she claimed. She thought it was dry and had no taste whatsoever. She should know, too. She's chewed on enough of it. Her gaze went back to Valette. Can we see if there is anything to track now? she asked, eager to put these instructions into actions.