Silvertip Mountain I wonder if I've been changed in the night

She felt a shift in the air and knew instantly she should not have asked this question so soon. She did not shy away from the bear king, though, because she was not afraid of him. She was loyal to him, and cared for him as if he were her own family; she knew he would not harm her for seeking to understand the will of the bear. 

Yes, he answered as the air calmed around them. Still, she hoped she had not caused him any harm. There had been enough questions for tonight. Arielle silently settled beside the grieving king, offering her presence only now, in the hope of soothing whatever her question had stirred within him.