Bitterroot Valley But Where's Your Heart?

She laughed softly. "A homebody? Oh dear, not at all. In fact I'm from very far away from here. I only joined at the end of winter. I was supposed to be leaving for the coast soon, but I'm needed here more." 
At the lady's second question she frowned. The pack was small, but she had no idea how these things worked or how old Whitebark Stream actually was. Perhaps Artyom would, but she didn't want to bother him with such questions. "I'm afraid I'm not sure the answer to that. I know we're happy though, a family. And that's all that matters to me."