Blacktail Deer Plateau done more in days than done in months

The first of words to leave her mouth were in her own tongue—he didn’t understand her but smiled anyway. “You were looking for me?” he asked after she switched to the common tongue, surprise written all over his face. He wondered what for but, before he could ask, remembered their agreement to teach one another. Recalling that bit of information, he was pretty sure her looking for him meant that she was ready for another lesson.

Aningan was prepared to ask what she wanted to learn today when she sat back, only for her remark to catch him off-guard. At first, he thought she was serious—and then he noticed the thumping of her tail. His own tail started to slowly sway back and forth as he answered with, “I don’t know.” He cocked his head to the side, watching her, as he returned the question: “What do you want?”