Bitterroot Valley room to make a big mistake

Loud, yes — and stinky, she thought, remembering Dreama's refrain with fondness. She was a little sad not to watch them grow up, but... Well. They'd be alright. They'd know her name, and she would show them her face from time to time. That would have to be enough.

Lost in her thoughts, she only nodded in acknowledgement of his words. Good fortune for the pack — she was glad for it, and tried to believe it. But when he spoke next, it jolted her out of her ruminating.

She turned back to him with a little smile.

"Ma’ tsáava ni?" she asked him, cheeky now. She'd been turning the words over and over in her head since he'd spoken them, and she now had an inkling of what they meant.