Swiftcurrent Creek permanently fossilized

that wasn't well-received at all, and lestan was left feeling as though he should have been far more brusque. it simply was not in his nature!
he wondered at the child's rather unorthodox way of responding to his mother, but he was no parent. not at all. maybe once but those days were long over and none were coming over the horizon.
the worlds he did not inhabit moved on without him, and that was all right.
"well. there is fishing. less strenuous but c-carries a greater demand of p-patience," lestan rejoined, attempting to match river's dry tone in alliance with her nerve.