Moonsong Glacier do you know just how much you're worth?

The sweet girl departed. Dutch felt himself relax once more, although he had not yet realize he was tense at all. His head swiveled back to Fallen Sun, who he was sure had missed much of the interaction.

"Food," he agreed with a wry smile. "Come this way," he told him, and he spoke slowly and used some of silenthunter's gestures to punctuate the command. Perhaps if he tongue did not work correctly, he could be taught to use this silent language instead.

The panther turned them and led Fallen Sun to their common place, where there was still meat from the deer he and Kilgitsuk had hunted to be found. "Eat," he said, and he made the gesture for that word, too. And then Dutch settled in to wait for the quiet man to finish his meal. He had come here for a drink and he was staying for the company — Dutch would not deprive him of it any more than was necessary.

Besides — he had been starting to feel a little lonely, himself.