Boartusk Heights the broken one

Charles felt stupid for suggesting becoming a stick-searcher for a trade. Of course that wasn't a trade; it was pretty useless. Just for fun. Nothing for anyone but Leta.

He quickly distracted himself with Nyra's question about trades. What's a medic and what's a spy? he asked a little uncertainly; he was not sure if those were words he was supposed to know. It wasn't totally new to Charles that he did not know as many words as most wolves, and it was a creeping insecurity.