Redhawk Caldera the memories come and come

it was probably a lot, kivaluk reasoned, this news. especially this news coming from someone who was not her daughter. someone she didn't really know. she appears stunned into silence and kivaluk watches as the shock morphs from her face at her uttered apology.

but this had been his task.

bring the news to them, prove his worth.

love...

did chickadee love him? did he love her? certainly, there was a great potential that he could — and did — love her but ...that wasn't something the two had shared yet: those three magic little words.

Kivaluk's ear crooks and he considers if it was better to remain silent on that or not.

still... kivaluk hedges. i will bring you some meat. for your caches. he didn't outright admit that he'd forgotten the gift, but instead forms a contingency plan on the fly, hoping that this goodwill gesture might help to warm them to him.