The Heartwood But now it's like the night is taking sides

She seemed to seep into a more comfortable zone when she began to speak of something else- a friend of hers that she'd met, and he was interested to hear that his little sister had found a stranger in the Glen who seemed to be a friend. Part of him begged him to warn her not to go too far from the mountain, not on her own and not so long as there was a threat lurking out in the wilds somewhere- but given the fact that she might still be rattled upon discovering her homesickness, he elected to save that warning for later, when she might be able to handle it more steadily. Now, though, it felt best to pursue this distraction. 

-"Hmm, I don't think so?"- He murmured thoughtfully as he tried to recall if she'd mentioned either name before, but content to receive her story now. His eyes revealed a glimmer of sympathy for Nüwu, who had been displaced by the flooding- just like their own family had been. His expression turned to one of surprise, though, when she mentioned where Nüwu actually lived. -"An island?"- He echoed, -"Like an island in a river, or like an actual island in the ocean?"- He asked. Like his sister, he had little to no experience with coastal life, and had never seen a real, coastal island before- though the idea of seeing one clearly piqued his interest.