Bearclaw Valley you can't know what i mean by what i say

he would have continued angrily stalking along were it not for the deep voice of skoll. merrick whirled upon the reticent soldier, brows knotting with frustration. "are you happy here?" he demanded from the stonemaw. the bear had stopped speaking for the present; merrick was upset by this, forced to communicate on his own.
and skoll had never said otherwise, being too direct for the boy's emotions.
so he asked again.