Dragoncrest Cliffs Can I eat this?

The large wolf listened, unsure what to do with his eyes. Staring felt rude, so he didn’t. Instead, he focused on the horizon, harsh sun glinting off of the waves caused him to squint. 

He’d learned a few things. The pack dated longer than Sapphique, bears were beach dwellers sometimes, and this land had previously belonged to someone else. Or, the land nearby, rather. He didn’t know what a maman was, but given the context and similarity to mama, he figured Val was speaking of his mother. Mothers, which brought Pepper a great deal of comfort. 

”You think they’ll ever come back?” 

Essentially, he was asking if they’d all been killed. But this was a nicer way of getting the same information.