Panther Park I can't escape you

Absolutely, he answered. She was worth more to him than anyone else in the world. He'd followed her for a reason. They'd shared a connection from the beginning. Even though Sagtannet had been a disaster, being up there on the mountain ledge with her in the evenings, talking, sharing their stories of pain and loss and talking about the future, it was more meaningful to him than she might ever know. That part of me isn't something that important. It's way, way more important that we can talk about stuff. You know, openly, like this, he explained, grinning a bit. Even though he wasn't looking forward to telling Zephyr, it was important that he did. Killing something this early shouldn't bring too much heartbreak, he hoped.
Takiyok had trouble understanding what it meant, and he nodded, then shook his head, as though arguing with himself internally. I'm still sort of digesting it myself, he said. But I kind of realized there's really not much difference, so it doesn't matter. He's more comfortable thinking of himself as a man, so, he shrugged, making an apathetic, almost silly face. I'm sure he could explain it better.