Ouroboros Spine Family found and friends abound

Once more, Cerne gazed into the river, and it was then that he saw the stones shimmering at the bottom. "I could use them, actually." He smiled, his tail giving a wag, and he told her, "In my culture, to give a gift to a Soothsayer is a very special thing."

Upon hearing that a loner had made her nervous, Cerne discerned, "You are wary of strangers." Then, a question. "Why? All wolves are strangers, once." It was good to hear the villagers were good to her, and he knew that these were good people.

"I have had some interest," Cerne answered her question, albeit vaguely. At the moment, he was more interested in talking about her.