Northstar Vale The silence you left was the strangest sound

Yo, that’s cool! You’re gonna be a fighter?

Jack thought it was sick that Zulema had sparred with Phox. Even if he only had three legs, he was pretty capable. The young Redhawk hoped that he might get a chance to spar with the girl. They could make a fun time of it, get a snack after, maybe watch the lake water run off into one of the rivers. That was perfectly normal friend stuff, right?

She mentioned something about chasing frogs with her brother.

He chased FROGS? Jack asked in shock. He’d seen the way her brother was around muck. The boy was weird. I think you and I can get way more ‘cause I’m not afraid to get in there with you. Let’s go see!

No chance for her to decline. Jack nipped playfully at her shoulder and then darted through the brush.