The names were unfamiliar--but Kaede could guess how the villagers responded, from that reaction. She was quite familiar with what wretched things people could be.
"'S why I never much cared for people." It was mostly a truth, but a contorted one. There were people she cared for very much. A few.
Before Kaede could get too gloomy with her thoughts, though, there were some rustling wingbeats above. The black feathers of a crow materialized through the leaves, and the bird dropped right down and onto the branching antlers of Kaede's mask. How useful, humans wearing perches!
"Found you!" the crow cawed, quite proud of himself. Kaede just corrected her tilted mask as the bird fluttered a bit to keep his balance. But she didn't shoo him away, letting out a little huff that wasn't quite a chuckle.
"You did. Don't have food for you right now, though," she replied, before recalling she hadn't thought to ask if the stranger could understand beasts before. Too late now.
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"'S why I never much cared for people." It was mostly a truth, but a contorted one. There were people she cared for very much. A few.
Before Kaede could get too gloomy with her thoughts, though, there were some rustling wingbeats above. The black feathers of a crow materialized through the leaves, and the bird dropped right down and onto the branching antlers of Kaede's mask. How useful, humans wearing perches!
"Found you!" the crow cawed, quite proud of himself. Kaede just corrected her tilted mask as the bird fluttered a bit to keep his balance. But she didn't shoo him away, letting out a little huff that wasn't quite a chuckle.
"You did. Don't have food for you right now, though," she replied, before recalling she hadn't thought to ask if the stranger could understand beasts before. Too late now.