Bearclaw Valley But if you’re so smart

"and — well. she said she wasn't coming back. but isn't it so odd we — we have a connection to akavir now. the creek."
a moment ago they'd spoken of being alone. now he wasn't sure they were. "lilitu is my aunt. my mom's sister. she said her dad is akavir."
for a moment he went on marking, coming to the swift wisdom that he wasn't sure what to do with that information at all.
"you know, i can always hold down the fort here too. you can leave them," anceline encouraged with a wave of his tail. "we can take turns."