Sly Fox Sand Dunes pawsteps over sand dunes

He didn’t know if she was trying to be funny, so he swallowed the laugh that bubbled up in his throat. Kusuma, Talis repeated in his head, tail swishing. It wasn’t as pretty as the woman who bore it, he decided.

His pale head tilted when she tried to explain her relationship with The Tribe. It kind of sounded similar to his own situation, though Talisman couldn’t say he knew anything about a big silver bird. Or could he?

Actually, yeah, I’ve seen something like that before, in my travels, he told her. It didn’t move or sound like a bird, though. I never knew what to think of it. My dad didn’t know, either… wait, what do you mean, you came from the big silver bird?