Wheeling Gull Isle the curse

might jump in for a cameo later, but feel free to skip him for now!

huojin slowly crept from his hiding place, amazed by the exchange of words. seldom did his parents do such things, and it was similarly rare with his own visitors. he wondered what the words meant, if they meant anything, and if he might be able to make those sounds, too!

quietly, so as to not be heard, huojin repeated whatever snippets he might have been able to hold onto. baby babble, it might have sounded like, but he was quite pleased with himself.