Moonspear diamonds in his pockets

Kindle smirked when she introduced herself. He couldn't help thinking there were a lot of K-names running about. Kindle, Katmai, Kinusi, Cosmo. (He couldn't spell, you see.) Then there was Treepie and Tikaani, though he had only met the former — perhaps they ought to oust Alaric and Haedwig. Or have them change their names.

"Nice to meet you," he said, his voice polite despite his questionable smile. "I ain't from out here, either — but I live here, now. There."

He motioned to the mountain behind him with a tip of his nose.

"What brings you out this way, Kira Lazore?" he asked her, still trying to place just why her features felt so familiar to him. He sidled closer, beginning to circle her, now. The dog thing that dogs do.