Blacktail Deer Plateau I'd Rather Not

He glanced at her face. "As it is not your place to be their mother." It was a sensitive spot for Kisu, but no one else could vouch, since no one else knew. His friendly conversation with his daughter turned into him almost breaking down and crying for the second time in his life — the other had been when two of his sons were slaughtered and one went missing.

He felt for a brief moment that he should maybe apologize for his words, even if they were spoken with a mostly gentle, but also stern, tone. Instead, though, he nodded at her words. "Are you making the rounds, then? Trying to find everyone to meet and introduce yourself." The male intentionally stated the last sentence rather than asking it. "...to clear the air" would have been an add-on to his words if he was more bold.