Naaghai Lowlands hand

Candle understood the words said to her, but beyond the giving of her name she had not spoken again. She remained wary of the others, resting some distance away from them, sharing food only hesitantly. Most of all she kept away from the man.

When the mouse thudded down next to her paw, she only looked at him for a moment. At first she did not understand. Candle sniffed it as he gestured, and finally it dawned on her. She shook her head. He would have no words from her. She had already given the only one she possessed.