Redsand Canyon Bonfire and rumbling.

It surprised her a little, when she noticed him talking. Towhee quickly turned her face toward him to catch what he was saying. None of the words themselves came as a surprise, except that Kallik seemed to be making small talk. Her lips twitched. He shouldn’t feel the need to carry on conversation, though she appreciated that he was open to it.

I like it here too, she concurred, gazing around at the bare-branched forest. Bet it’ll be even nicer in the spring and summer. How long have you been part of Mereo? Where did you live before?