Ankyra Sound totem

Her eyes fluttered shut, her body tensing when he offered his condolences for Moonspear’s fate. Then came the apology she actually needed to hear. Treepie let out a breath, then opened her eyes. She offered him a wan smile.

Thank you, she said simply, shaking her head at his question.

She wanted to ask a few more of her own. Where had he gone? Where was he headed now? But Pie remembered he’d asked another one she had yet to answer. A canine tooth dug gently into her lip as she pondered how much to tell him. She was glad they’d cleared the air, though Tiuttuk didn’t fully trust him; he was more of an acquaintance now, no longer a friend or pack mate.

I was beachcombing, to answer your earlier question, she told him, blinking down at the shattered sand dollar and then looking back up at Hakumele. What brought you here?