Sleepy Fox Hollow but a part of me knows I'm growing too old

skippable unless addressed!

The woman who greeted them gave Sialuk the sense she had seen many hardships. She allowed Argent to speak for them, as this was his visit, and Sialuk remained close to him. There was a closeness between the woman and the man called Mahler, and Sialuk presumed—rightly or wrongly—that they were husband and wife. As for the dappled girl herself, she remained inquisitive and quiet, though polite in her manners. Her ears splayed and she kept herself small even against the physically smaller woman who led here alongside Mahler.

A gift of goodwill from village Moonspear, she said, pulling the bright white of the rabbit fur from her back. Sialuk placed it at the older couple's feet, then stepped back, letting herself melt into the background for the reunion.