Duck Lake so i made for the creek, where she and i did meet

thorn watched in silence as akatosh dragged off the kill -- if he had any misgiving at all for the boy to be taking aria's plunder, he did not show it. in his own way, he believed what would benefit the pack would benefit aria -- even if he did not wish to join swiftcurrent's ranks.

his attention turned back to the pale sylph, who proposed a hard-nosed bargain that elicited a smile of amusement from thorn. he did not wish to trouble her, and he shrugged off her worry with an open smile. "nothing to look at," thorn quipped, happy enough to follow aria to whatever destination she designed for them.