should'a kissed you good night

It didn?t cross her mind that they might run into his family on their way to his home or that they might in fact be home. She had never been shy about meeting strangers, Prospero had always told her to go for it and to have fun and learn what you could from new people. A completely different ideal then what her mother had lived by. Though she only remembered the isolation that she felt when she was with her mother. Sometimes her mother?s friends would come visit them but normally it was just herself and her mother. She had always said that it was better that way. But now that Kangi was out and about on her own and meeting people she no longer understood her mothers logic. How could anyone ever want to be away from other wolves like Talon, Prospero and Orion?

His pace was fine and she followed without complaint, almost happier to be able to walk slowly and look at her surroundings rather then always trotting after the older wolves she normally associated herself with. And there was so much to look at here! She still preferred the northern lands but this was nothing to scoff at, with all its structures she couldn?t stop looking. She paused as they spoke as well, and he seemed to notice her looking at the strange hollowed out tree in the distance. When he asked if she wanted to go see it her ears instantly pricked forwards and she grinned at him. ?Could we?!?!? she exclaimed excitedly, she didn?t want to make him go too far, she knew that Prospero didn?t like traveling super far either. But hopefully he would tell her if he started getting tired?

He seemed thoughtful about her comment about 3 legs. Was having 3 legs not normal? She suddenly felt a bit self-conscious, frowning even as he giggled before picking herself up. No one had told her one way or another if 3 legs or 4 legs was correct. Maybe she was the freak with the extra appendage; there was really no way for the young girl to know without asking. She had never asked Prospero about his missing leg, although scars had riddled his body to the point where he was also blind in one eye and missing an ear. Maybe it had been an accident? Had Talon been in an accident as well? Was she just mocking him? Would it be rude to ask? He stated that they could go check out the barn and her ears flipped forward again, smiling softly. ?Okay!? she exclaimed, hopping after him.

?Whats a? Barn?? she asked quizzically, the word tasting foreign and odd on her tongue as she struggled to form it to make the same word he had said. It felt almost the same as when Prospero had originally tried to teach her his language. ?Talon? have you always spoken this way?? she asked as they walked. Prospero had told her to remember her language, because it had been a part of her. But she found herself forgetting more and more of it. Some days she would talk to herself in Lakota just to keep it fresh in her mind but she could only do so much. Her speech had been alright, not a huge vocabulary, when she had started but enough to get by and now it was shrinking. Was there anyone else here who didn?t speak this language she had been forced to learn?

Speech!