Redsand Canyon nimium

He nodded solemnly, taking in the words. That sounds interesting, he remarked, voice genuine. And then another question for him, and he pondered it a bit, before answering—

I think so, Killdeer said. There was this. . .creature. I was only a kid, and it was big and mean. I helped some packmates of mine fight it off.

Memory clearly flawed in favor of Killdeer, but hey, had he ever skimped on embellishment?

Besides. It HAPPENED.

He shrugged. Other than that, no. Which is why I want to learn to fight. Hence, why he was here at Mereo (besides, you know, Towhee) and yadda yadda yadda.