Moonspear just the way I like it here

Katmai was visibly startled by Alaric's arrival, but he knew at once that this was the man that he sought. The dramatics only served to cement in his mind that this was a man of legends, and he was instantly awed by him, despite his simple greeting.

"Peace be!" he said with an excited little wiggle, bowing to the older male in respect. "I am Katmai Morningside — I think you may have known my father, Dutch?"

His father had certainly said as much, but Katmai was suddenly shy of repeating it. What if this great and mysterious medicine man did not remember his father? It would be embarrassing, considering how well and how often Dutch told stories of him.