"I swear I'm not. One of the other farms up the way got a doe imported in, and I swear you could tell she was Ravkan from the way she bleated. Took a right year for the buck to give her any attention..."

Something this ridiculous and mundane was, honestly, a better change than he could have hoped. At least it had Wylan smiling with more ease than he's seen in months. Worth it, just for that alone.

"You said anything, and that's what came to mind. Unless there's something else you'd rather talk about?"