Redtail Rise to science

The other kids didn't speak up. It was Red Face that started, and she said a word with her weighted voice that Reki had heard but didn't understand, not really. He did not know the differences between hunters and warriors and was too young to really choose anything.

But he didn't want to disappoint the lady. He also didn't want anyone to think less of him for being so quiet. With a shy shuffling of his toes in the dirt, and a tipped-down nose, Reki thought about it.

Flowers. I like... I like flowers. It felt silly to say out loud. It wasn't what the lady wanted to hear, but it was the truth.