Bearclaw Valley A Feast for All!

Before the new woman could speak up, another voice reached his ears. It was one he knew, of course, though the sound itself was quiet. Sometimes, though, that softness could be a good thing. The man's head turned and he looked down, offering a smile to the girl. "Hello, Nanook," he greeted, lowering himself some so he could give her a gentle nudge, as he'd done with Xan. He'd slowly started to realize that he hadn't been spending a whole lot of time with all of his children, or at least not equally distributing his affections. Though his intentions had never been to pick a 'favourite', his attentiveness towards his son had probably made it seem as if he'd done just that. It made him feel guilty, but he hoped to make it up to each of them. "How are you today?" Kove inquired, planning to start fixing what he'd unintentionally done right then. Maybe, later, he would even speak with each of his daughters about starting on language lessons, too. How such lessons would go, he hadn't yet figured out, but he was hopeful in their potential interest keeping them calm enough to pay attention.

Sesi was still nowhere to be seen, but he didn't question it. She seemed to be the quietest of them all now, and he couldn't blame her for wanting to have some alone time every now and again. They were all kept together in the same space for hours on end, so getting tired of one another here and there wasn't a surprise. Then again, he didn't know if that was actually the case or not. Maybe she was just tired, or slow to get out. Whatever the reasoning, he hoped to see all of them together, and maybe he could speak with them if that happened. Kill two birds with one stone.