Lion Head Mesa I know you wanted me to stay

a teacher! we have them here—we call them Sesh, though they were not solely teachers—they also executed what they educated in. what did you teach? Toula wondered, intrigued! 
wild ideas… this intrigued her further, though she had heard that flights of fancy could capture any and send them away. perhaps that was all she meant. and as far as Akashingo being unique, Toula smiled softly. it is all very grand, Toula admitted, though found herself wondering about the world some now. was where her aunt reigned as grand as this?
Toula had never wondered! what she had seen of the world left much to be desired. her hosts had always been kind, and the wolves beyond her walls were what she most enjoyed more than the food, or the place itself—though the culture, too, she enjoyed. she recalled The Dreadfather fondly, and Ash Paw, who she had terribly not thought of in some time…!
@Ash Paw! and her cubs! they must be grown by now! oh! she would need to find her, to see how she was doing.
her mind had wandered, but she set its path back to this silver stranger, reminding herself of the importance of being present.