Wapun Meadow no gale can down this ship

"well, you don't need a boyfriend for that," ingram winked, knowing to suggest that would probably be scandalous... but.. it had been what he had done..

okay, maybe don't follow in ingram's footsteps. he's lucky most of his life has been okay so far, considering.

once the topic shifted to puppies, ingram caught the way cadeau shifted to something nearly cagey; maybe like his memory was taboo for him, her childhood was taboo for her. he hadn't meant to muddle, so he broke his gaze and glanced towards the distant valley with a contemplative expression. cadeau said, in very few words, that there was some monster in her past -- ingram would not pry. "well, it's not the end-all, be-all." he concluded gingerly, hoping he might salvage a second bumble. "besides, there's more to life than puppies. you turned out okay, right?" he tilted his head curiously, as if it were a serious question -- she seemed pretty okay, to him.