Dragoncrest Cliffs party down with vigor and candor

val had totally just lost face in front of a lady, but you'd never have known it -- not by the way he grinned freely and guiltlessly when haunt mentioned whatever was down there was of the rodent variety.

he peered at the meager corpse, considering eating it -- but the very pointed lack of an offer was perfectly understood by the boy. he exhaled through his nose. "alright."

not to be put off by haunt's self-excusal (and completely oblivious to it) val padded off after haunt. he'd behave until they got to the cache and she deposited her tiny meal -- but after that, all bets were off.