Firestone Hot Springs vegetable man, where are you?

but. he didn't like that word; it always threw a wrench into things. his nose wrinkled as the boy described his desire to go visit elysium—cam nearly interrupted, telling him it was pointless, but held back. if that was his wish, then. . .he'd have to suffer the same kind of empty panic. it was inevitable.

neverwinter forest, cam replied. and my name is cam. you should come back after you find elysium.

he was beginning to dry out, the cold wind cutting through his slightly-damp pelt. it was time to return to the shelter of the evergreens. but now that there was a promise of a friend—

goodbye, then, he said gently, a kind of smile curving his muzzle. see y'later. and with tail flagging, still reeking of sulfur, cam took off. the disappointment upon not finding his family was beginning to dissipate, for here there was a new opportunity. . .and he was good at recognizing and seizing those.