Blacktail Deer Plateau he stayed alive to sing songs that murdered life

Yes. That was all the response he received, following the pattern set by the beginning of the conversation with frustrating consistency. Taliesin had never met such an infuriatingly reticent youth before, but he wasn't too concerned with it beyond a moment of wanting to dropkick him off the plateau. Alright. Good luck with that, He said simply. I'll be on my way, then.
And with that, he was. He would just have to find someone friendlier to answer his questions. Where there was one, there were usually more, so hopefully that wouldn't be too difficult. Hell, it would probably be easier than trying to draw a conversation out of this kid.