Dragoncrest Cliffs Dude, this is a Wendy's restaurant.

He was good at this, Lilitu thought, immediately cushioning the truth with a compliment. (Or maybe he really meant it.) Either way, it brought a faint smile to her face, which grew at the mention of his Maman and the legacy she had left.

I'm Lilitu, she offered, once he'd given his own introduction. I didn't mean any offense about your mother—does she live here?

One thing he'd said, though, haunted her: 'Sometimes the bear just comes.' It brought to mind all the dreams, visions, nightmares. . .whatever you'd call them. The fact that when the bear did emerge, its terrifying form and visage was all too familiar to her.

She wondered what he knew. But it could wait. Mainly because the thought of asking scared her.