Hoshor Plains allotment

Ah — there it was. The panther filed away this interaction, so that he might be better prepared the next time he faced her distress. Then he let his mind rest, smiling at her eagerness.

"I will teach you," he easily agreed. "We will not let these hungry men touch our women, yes?"

And although she still possessed the remarkable ability to make his hair stand on-end, she had also a way of making his weary heart glow. He would miss being on the road with Chakliux — but Chakliux was not the only one who liked having him around.

"I am glad you are here to come back to," he replied, lifting his head to puff a warm breath into the fur at her crown. "We will learn together what path will make you the happiest — and this will bring me joy as well. Anything you wish to learn, I will do my best to teach you, or to find someone who can."