Moonspear almost heaven

Content, she said, and as she had relaxed upon his response, so too did Killdeer's entire demeanor. Her reply was fairly non-committal, though she had always been a woman of few words. 

Yes, Killdeer replied. He thought of Treepie, then, and voiced a concern he'd first heard from Tikaani. I hear Treepie is withdrawn lately. She's afraid of the world outside the mountain.

He cocked his head slightly, wondering at her opinion. Can we help her? Tikaani told me about this. I worry she'll tuck herself away forever and not explore the outside world.

And as an early voyager, Killdeer thought that ran parallel to everything involving 'growing up.'