Moonsong Glacier Wayside

"Ah, that would explain quite a lot." The more words that rolled off her tongue, the easier she found her voice to use. After she had drawn back slightly, she lowered herself to her haunches, tightly. Neck slightly lowered, ears and eyes alert. Ready to leap away if things turned unexpectedly. 

Silent, she filed the tidbits he offered. A young woman led this village. Others, relatives most likely, laying claim to others nearby. A flutter of her eyelids in a blink showed she was impressed. "She sounds accomplished. Well connected." A head tilt, one ear turned to the side. "What is she like?"

Sensing no immediate threat and even the potential for the atmosphere to warm slightly, she introduced herself. "I am called Aliki. For a time, I made my home at the not too distant Great Lake. But, that is no longer."