Blackfeather Woods i stand on shaking earth, the surface it looks calm

I believe that we can.  She was more than hopeful for it, she was sure of it.  Even creepy forests could be turned around with a little TLC.

His joke makes her laugh and she's thankful for it, given the otherwise somber mood of their conversation thus far.  Truthfully she didn't mind the crows and ravens that much, but she did find Rowan's reverence of them to be both unusual and concerning.  Given her upbringing, there was no way that Puffin was going to fall for organized religion.  Even in spite of this, she felt rude making fun of someone else's, so she made a comment instead.  I don't understand the whole... bird thing, to be honest.