Moonspear just the way I like it here

When the name of his father caused Alaric to smile, Katmai answered with a beaming grin of his own. He was proud that such a man thought fondly of his dad, and thought that it boded well for any future he might share with Kinusi as well.

"A few things," he admitted, his tail whisking. "But the first is that I have heard much about you, and for this reason, I have always hoped to meet you. My father told us stories of your cunning and wisdom — and Kinusi and Treepie speak well of you, too."

Obviously. Who wouldn't?

"Are the stories about you true?" he asked, just a little starry-eyed. "Can you really frighten off bears with naught but a steely-eyed glare?"