Hoshor Plains but I kinda like her style

This news set the woman's eyes aglow with wonder. She would have to tell Arjun about this when she saw him again — and she was about to ask after more details when the panther's name was spoken aloud!

"My boys!" she declared them, proud to do so. She readily assumed that Kukutux was as impressed with the pair of them as she was. She flashed a bright smile back at Sumac, but then turned back to Kukutux quickly to hide the way her expression fell. Would it hurt Sumac to hear that her family was near? She was sure he wouldn't begrudge her, but it felt insensitive to celebrate in light of his loss.

"I'm glad to hear they're still kicking," she said to Kukutux, her relief plain despite her bravado. "I hope to see them while I'm here — but Sumac and I are traveling together to see what there is to see." There was loud intention in her gaze, now. She hoped Kukutux could read between the lines when she said: "He has not met many in the area, and I am far too much of a busybody to let that stand."

She turned another grin on Sumac.

"I'll have to introduce you," she told him.