Otter Creek memories

Amsu smiled a sad kind of smile at the woman’s mouthed words. “All right,” he said, a little hesitantly. “Amsu will tell you as much as he can.” And so they sat, and he spoke, and Relmyna listened. Amsu felt better little by little as he explained his background, though there was still an undercurrent of sorrow beneath his lifting mood. In the end, they parted ways as friendly acquaintances—although Relmyna was possibly closer to Amsu than many others in the Teekon Wilds simply because she understood much of his background. Amsu hoped he would meet her again, for she had made him feel hopeful again.

Thanks for the thread! <3