Duskfire Glacier Piusik

heda listened carefully, but shook her head when the man offered an introduction. "not yet. i um, i want to talk to my — to my family first." she said it without first recalling what they had spoken about. but now that she remembered, he had been correct. she would not make choices without thinking of them.
"i'm actually here because —" heda sucked in a breath and pulled her eyes from the alluring horizon behind which moonglow must be "— i was wondering if you could teach me to fight. ah. defend. both?" she added hopefully, tail swaying behind her as she gave the man her full attention.