Firefly Glen [PHE]Lonliness Pours off of you

they had broken off together, he and @Lucette, and were exploring the varied shadowed paths of the glen when a man just as dark approached from the left. drawing to a sharp halt, lafayette raised his muzzle and bristled just a bit in wariness, looking the stranger over.

he was singing, though, which reminded him of auntie Chacal, and he carried with him an assortment of items—but why?

what's dat? he asked, interrupting the song without preamble while gesturing toward the furs and such with his nose. an' what you singin'?

his sister looked a bit uneasy, and ready to be on her way, but curiosity had gotten the best of him.