Heron Lake Plateau Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful

Did he say monster?  Dear lord where did they go wrong with this kid?  His brows knitted a moment but he kept looking ahead so Owen maybe didn't see.  Hopefully.  He'd have to talk to Raven for sure because they really didn't need him thinking all kinds of weird things were reality when they definitely were not.  Quixote tried, but his son was apparently pretty stubborn.

So, his actual response was thoughtful and, of course, reality-based, Trees make noises too -- because of the wind, not because of a mouth.  Things just move because something is pushing them.  Wind, your weight, whatever.  The world's a weird place, but it usually has perfectly reasonable explanations for things.  He looked over to Owen, confident in what he said.  It was the truth, and nobody was going to be able to deny that (aside from maybe someone with an equal amount of delusion).  But hopefully he could make Owen see a bit of reason and not a repeat of the antler...