Lost Creek Hollow All I need is for our relationship to be remembered beautifully

Xan used a familiar chain of sounds that people used to refer to her - for an otherwise bright and intelligent person Nunataq was - this little bit of association had taken rather long time to settle. She continued to watch him, as he without further talking approached her and beckoned her to follow. Rarely the one, who followed orders blindly, she half-turned and eyed him curiously, as if asking, why should she be doing this. But then - one careful deliberation later - she expressed readiness to investigate, whatever her father had in mind. For a short while anyway.