Wapun Meadow of the people who were there before

you talk funny, alsek laughed, how come? kincaid’s accent was like one he hadn’t heard before, and while it might have been difficult to tell, he liked the way it sounded. we’re looking at flowers because — yeah, the best one ever! he turned to polaris with an excited grin, his tail wagging behind him in response to her compliment.

there was still a lot that he had to learn about plants — which ones were safe, and how could he tell the difference? what could they be used for? — but alsek liked to think that he had the basics covered. kincaid, come look at this one, he called. there was one flower whose name he did know — daisy! do you like these? — and he was very excited to make that fact known.