Dragoncrest Cliffs And maybe just a little bit colder

lafayette smiled, pleased that he hadn't scared away this new friend too quickly. he came a bit closer and gave the older wolf an affectionate nudge of his muzzle to the tawny shoulder, then stepped back and grinned wider at the question.

i love de sea, he said, nodding toward the waves. an' everythin' in it. de fish, de waves, de crabs. . .even after dey pinch my nose, lafayette added, wrinkling the affected flesh in memory.

maybe a crab had once pinched etienne's nose, and that had turned him off the ocean? whatever the case, lafayette knew he wouldn't be so easily deterred.