Northstar Vale [m] but I'm as good once as I ever was

The blackbear let out a quiet little sigh, accepting that she would get no more out of the young man without prying. Perhaps she would have, under different circumstances — but Sumac would start to worry for her if she did not start back soon. So she rose, stretching tired muscles, and offered him one last smile.

"That's too bad," she lamented. "But thank you anyway, Warsbane."

Sometimes occured to her, then; her head tipped to the side, and she said, "Wintersbane."

Her gaze was imploring. Did he know this man?