Swiftcurrent Creek hell is as full as the devil's ego

"I doubt it. Star loved it here." Though she had never said so exactly out loud, Kaskara had known it to be true. If you didn't love the place, you didn't spend your time learning three different trades. "She was learning to be a warrior for us. I don't think she'd do that if she didn't want to live here."

The news that Dovev had gone too hurt her. First Star, then Galileo, and now Dovev. Did everyone intend to leave them during winter? She hated the thought of it, but perhaps her brother's firm paw wasn't to everyone's tastes, and they were getting out while they could. Kas didn't want to believe it, but she also didn't rule out the possibility. "Galileo is gone, too. Last time I talked to him, he was going to look for some hot springs near the plateau."