Stone Circle There is greatness in your heart and actions

He decided to ignore Ira's comment of calling him a fool, only smiling and shaking his head at her gaze. He did not miss the intensity of it, and resisted the urge to ask what was wrong. He had never seen such a kind look on her face when talking to him; it was good. He was glad they were making progress.

As Korei stepped in to sit at the entrance of his den he lowered his head again. "There was recently a cougar attack," he spoke, his voice almost as whisper as he recalled the event. "Valette and  I were able to chase it off, but not without gaining some scars and the death of one of our members." He barely recalled the woman's name. Only the fact she was older and around the same age as himself. "I've been confined to this den but it's rather stuffy, don't you think?" he chuckled.