Blacktail Deer Plateau o father (in law) where art thou

his ears caught the sound of nearby footsteps, and he turned, his face splitting into a grin as he saw grayday approaching. the leader was still moving slower than usual, but he had improved tremendously since the incident, adjusting to life with only one eye.

"namaskaar,"he breathed, still slightly lost in thought. "evening, grayday. how are you?"

aditya wondered whether dawn had told her father about them, yet. if not, he supposed the onus was on him to break the news. it was a little intimidating, to tell the truth--past encounters with fathers had never gone well.

but he was older, now, and wiser, closer to grayday's own age than he was to dawn's, not to mention in his good graces. he imagined it must go more smoothly, this time around.