King Elk Forest kodoku

There were two items that struck Kiyoshi strangely. The first was that the lady of the forest wished for him to stop speaking to her and using her last name. This seemed disrespectful, but the child did not want to disobey the woman who had taken him in. He realized that it would take some time to break the habit of calling her by her full name, but that it was only done with respect and care. The young Draconid wanted to make sure she would not regret allowing him into her ranks – into her home.
 
The second piece was about his mother.
 
Kiyoshi looked out across the territory and into the unknown wilderness with a peculiar expression on his young features. His mother had said she would join the Kingslend beasts and would align herself within the ranks of the elken-kin. She had also admitted that she’d felt some hesitation about pledging themselves to an unknown group. The young boy had not understood any of the intricacies of finding a suitable home.
 
“She only had second thoughts. She may have tried to clear her head before asking for your permission to join, lady Deorwine. But yes, my mother is usually just outside of the forest.”