silence is golden unless you have a toddler

Tori had been at the meeting, but his entrance was after she moved her marker on the map, so perhaps he hadn't paid much mind to the table. Maybe it wasn't the first time he had seen it. "We needed grazing territory for the cows and goats, Jael wanted birds and our attempt at chickens was disastrous, but we have a whole estuary full of ducks here. Raiding for resources is all well and good, but you need somewhere to keep them and swimming all the way out to the islands was growing tedious. The biggest trouble makers from Sparrow's pack have dispersed or settled down, it seems silly to make them burn off energy swimming if they are likely to behave themselves, no?" A half smile pulled at the corner of her lip, taking the opportunity to try and catch her breath. "Are you in the market for soaps or fleece? I don't suppose it gets cold enough down your way, but I'd be happy to show you around?" An open invitation, a paw extended in friendship. She'd never had any gripe with the man, why start now?

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