Dragoncrest Cliffs This place is all he's ever known

All her assumptions about the boy were correct. He may never admit to them, but he would have vanished from her company a long time ago if he had sensed that she wouldn’t be enjoyable to be around. Though he was fond of disappearing when the work got hard, Suzu had sparked something special in the rangy redtail. She had given him the proper motivation to keep going.

Suzu found their next target swiftly. Swordfish moved after her, head hung low. He eyed the log she’d set her sights on with an ounce of skepticism. The young wolf wasn’t sure where he might grab onto the thing. He figured he could bite in and see how it went. It didn’t look nearly as heavy as the others they’d carried. Better to try than to look like an idiot.

Swordfish found a small grip and wrapped his teeth around it. His jaw was stretched wide, but he thought he might be able to carry it.