Bearclaw Valley on the nights you feel outnumbered

The conversation veered away from the stone. Revui wasn't smart enough to see the tangential relationship from one thing to the other, and was reeling for a moment. She had said something about spirits — bear spirits? This place was Bearclaw Valleyy and must have held significance for Merrick; but what did spirits have to do with anything? He had never heard them mentioned, except by Kukutux in relation to his own parents... And this thought brought a frown to his face, a tensing to his shoulders.

Explain, he ordered. Or maybe order was the wrong term — yes, Revui was forceful in his expression, but his eyes were curious, and the rest of him confused. He wanted to learn; in part because this knowledge sounded familiar insofar as it related to Kukutux, and he was still letting his attraction to the woman fester. Any information about the spirits of this valley might help him understand her better too.