Sleepy Fox Hollow i can't find the words so i guess it's time

the boy siku was reclusive. mahler had made himself available but did not seek the boy out. he would come when he was ready.
and when he did, today, in the frigid snow, the gargoyle rose up from where he had been moving snow from a small patch of earth. "hallo, siku. i am checking my planting. vould you like to learn?"