Qeya River devourer

"i use it to my advantage, of course," he told her without hesitation or a hint of reservation. she was a suspicious wolf by nature - her actions told him as much - and he knew nothing he said would placate her, so he said as little as he could. the prowler chalked it up to her own personal experiences. she had very clearly been hurt before, and he couldn't see himself remedying that anytime soon. surely, he could have elaborated to help the situation; explained to her that he used what he learned for more practical things like knowing where there were opportunities and where there weren't; where there was danger, and where there wasn't; but he didn't particularly feel like he needed to explain this to a grown wolf, so he came off as clipped instead. "what else do you do with the things you know?"