Mudminnow River And they'll be free when they're reckless just like me

He was a little surprised by Spook's answer; in a good way, though. He cheeks burned again, and his heart thumped in his chest. In the middle of his silent freak out, he did have to wonder why anyone would bee mean to Spook; he always seemed really nice. Oh...Thanks, he offered first, tail wagging behind him. Then with a shy smile, he added: You're really nice, so it's pretty easy to be nice in return. Although Pheiros probably couldn't really be mean to anyone, even if he was angry with them, which also didn't happen often. He was far too concerned with making sure he didn't upset anyone to really have enough boundaries to get angry very easily.  As for Spook's sister, Pheiros didn't know her as well, but he thought it was kind of sad that she was mean to her own brother. 

The way he quickly switched the subject made Pheiros winder if he had said something wrong, but he refrained from pointing it out in case that might make Spook feel awkward. Instead, he just smiled and nodded. Yeah, we're almost there, he assured his friend. He pointed in the distance at the bend in the murky river. We just follow that curve; it shouldn't be too much farther after that. Hopefully. If he was still leading them in the right direction.