Moonspear diamonds in his pockets

He got a good look at her, and a good sense of her general health, too, by the time he came back around to face her. She seemed strong enough, even if she was on the small side. And the tale she told was one as old as time.

"Sorry to hear that," he replied, a frown tugged at the corners of his mouth. "You've come to the right place, though. We're just settlin' here, too."

There were many of them, now. Many more than Kindle had imagined starting out with. It reminded Kindle of home. And,

"You don't hafta stay if you don't want to," he told her, "but if you're lookin' to settle, you may as well look here at Dawnspear, don't you think?"