Qeya River Your life burns faster

His candid observation landed like a compliment and her demeanor changed significantly. Her posture relaxed, she smiled and her tone became much warmer. Atreus blinked, taken aback, but made a mental note: apparently, flattery gets you everywhere.

Quickly overcoming his surprise, he paid attention to what she was saying. He felt a flicker of disappointment when she said they were hunters. He could hardly hunt at all yet. Perhaps they could teach him? He didn’t question the fact that such a hypothetical even floated through his head.

His brain made a bullet list as she mentioned the members: the leader’s family, Tulukiri and herself, plus a few other wolves. How many was that? Even if she’d been more specific, Atreus couldn’t really count that high.

It occurred to him that they hadn’t exchanged names. He and Tulukiri had never gotten around to that either. But this time, Atreus not only remembered, he came prepared.

What’s your name? he asked, then offered, I’m Bear.