Ouroboros Spine In the early morning

Valiant waved this away; "You don't need to apologize," he assured her, coming to look down into the water. He and Raindrop had learned a little about fishing while they were out on the plains, but much of it had just been waiting for fish to appear in the first place.

"My name's Valiant," he told her. "My sister and I came back from the hunt with everyone. Here to stay, now."

He gestured with a paw at the water.

"Wanna show me a little?" he asked. "I never fished much."

He didn't want to put her on the spot, but Valiant was feeling just a little pressured to get to know everyone. Would they like him? Would he like them? So much seemed to hinge on these questions that he could not afford for their answers to be No.