Blacktail Deer Plateau Spoken Word

"shabaash! that means 'well done,'" aditya said, breaking out into a charmed smile once more. she had remembered that, at least. it was more than he could say for some of his prospective students throughout the years. "sometimes you'll hear me say 'vah vah, kya baat hai.' same basic thing, just more words."

a warm feeling suffused him from nose to tail-tip. it felt good to speak the language on the plateau, even if it was just with pema, who knew maybe a dozen words at best. he thought that perhaps dawn should know it as well--but she had not asked, yet.

taken by sudden inspiration, he asked, "pema, kahaan se ho? where are you from?" she had not yet spoken of her past before morningside, only giving him the brief explanation of how she had come to find the pack. he was curious to know this girl's past, her background, maybe the reason why she became a medic in the first place.