Panther Park you gonna get more than you bargained for tonight

The pointedness of the response wasn't lost on Nikai. He frowned at it, but didn't comment. This boy must simply be missing his sister, as Nikai could imagine. He'd missed Easthollow and his family much when they were apart and though Alya had chosen Easthollow for now -- and more importantly, they'd chosen each other -- the place they could be could change in time still. He might have to say good bye to Easthollow and his family there again at some point in the future.

He decided to get over his seeming bitterness and even offered to teach a bit about mountain terrain. I'd like that, Nikai said with a smile. I'm Nikai, by the way. As he realised that they had never exchanged names.