Lost Creek Hollow Should've never ever ever forgot

I have a treasure too, Mae explained quietly as she studied each of the things Shadowpup showed her. They were all beautiful, though it was the quartz that caught Mae's eye the most. It's called amber. It's back home, but maybe I'll show you one day! She cast a hopeful glance at Shadowpup as she said it, thinking that maybe the other girl could come to Swiftcurrent Creek.

But there were other things to see, and Mae was fascinated by the concept of 'playing pretend'. Between her silent brothers and her Uncle Arric, such games had never featured in her life. She studied the pinecones, trying and failing to imagine them as puppies. Why did Shadowpup want puppies, anyway? They were so boring!

She did want to play, though. Yeah, let's play. Are we gonna play pretend? Mae was curious but unwilling to take the lead; she was an unimaginative child except when it came to finding new ways to swear, and even that was more a gift from Arric than her own talent.