Broken Antler Fen i want to be better

Her foreign accent was the very next thing Goodnight noticed about her, and the thoughtful pause she took before speaking again did not go unobserved. He smiled encouragingly as she posed her carefully worded question, though was inwardly glad she wasn't as difficult to understand as some others he had met in his past. The wolf nodded at her question, tail still wagging from mild delight. "Very new," he answered — not bothering to mention that he had been here before, when the prey was low and the lands were uninviting. "How long have you been—?" He hesitated. She might not understand that. It was better to use words she'd already used on him.

Clearing his throat, he asked: "are you new here too?"