Silvertip Mountain peaceable

Thank you! Lauren is such a great artist!

Oftentimes, Aesop's brusque nature had a repelling effect, which baffled him. It baffled him equally as much as the number of times others had formed a very wrong first impression of him. And though he never understood it, he could often see it happening. Now was one such time. He shook it off like a particularly pesky leaf, and that was that.

"Hella warm," he confirmed with a stout nod, "I'm accustomed to this sorta thing where I'm from, but I'd expected it to be a whole 'nother beast. I take it you're from farther north than this?" Listen to him, talking about the weather. With a grunt, he adds, "'s funny, didn't see anythin' indicating a fair winter."