Swiftcurrent Creek He’s a unicorn with a single horn, he has a cup of tea in the early morn

If Shardik was reluctant to recount his altercation with the bear, Atreus didn’t pick up on it. He listened raptly as the creek’s Theta explained the situation, his mouth gaping again when Shardik said the bear had taken his brother’s tail. After that, they’d run.

Oh, Atreus blurted at Shardik’s concluding sentence, blinking at the wan smile, shit.

He couldn’t think of a single other thing to say to that. He blinked at Shardik again, then glanced over at Moss lurking in the background. Atreus thought she looked pretty lively, so he must mean a different pack. Well, he’d said he was new to this one.