Bearclaw Valley Completely Zoned Out

The sudden spike of happiness in Merrick's words and form startled Skoll, to the point of him just standing there awkwardly. He had no idea what he was supposed to do in that situation, but it stopped as soon as it started. Except, well, he was technically being praised for being right and that also was weird. Skoll didn't expect that kind of emotion to come from the man - Merrick seemed to keep surprising him every time they spoke. 

His eyes went shifty at the mention of easthollow. There really was some history there then. 

"I suppose that is true. May I ask what the distaste for Easthollow is about?" He was genuinely curious.