Mudminnow River small sacred kisses

he was finally addressed by gannet, and though merrick wanted little to do with the wolf he still saw as stranger, he would answer for terance's sake. "i was hunting," came the boy's careful words. returning to silence, he contemplated that this man would be living among them now, and fretted briefly over whether or not he wished to get to know gannet.
it was of little consequence; perhaps now that he had spoken, they would leave him be to his own devices.