Ouroboros Spine Distance dancing

Not for the first time Kausiut observed that in most cases she needed to contribute very little to the conversation. In the presence of an attentive audience people themselves were willing to spill the beans and fill the silences between questions and answers. She memorized this for future use. If a well-chosen single word or a couple of them spoken in the right way could induce a flow of words in return - that was a gain. She could spare her energy and take from the other's speech only that, which was needed to keep the conversation going.

"Sand," she could sympathize - she lifted her crooked foot. Soft sand was bane of Kausiut's existence, but at the Walrus hunters their shores usually consisted of packed sand that gave solid ground to stand on. "Home. Here?" Kau asked, wondering, if Rodyn felt here as home or whether he and Samani intended to go somewhere else. If he had told this to her beforehand, she had already forgotten.