Moonspear [m] tabula rasa

Yeah, he replied warmly, settling down at the spot just beside her. He drew a deep breath before addressing her question, which. . .wasn't incredibly loaded, but still brought to mind the fractured relationship of Fennec and Bronco.

My cousin—well, my uncle, but he wasn't much older than me—uh, my bro Caracal first taught me curse words, Killdeer rambled, unable to resist a grin. He was everything to me. We went exploring when I was still pretty young. And I'll never forget him.

He looked over at Sialuk. Did you have anyone like that? Killer asked her, canting his head.

Caracal seemed one of a kind and out of this world—but maybe there was an analog for him somewhere, sometime.