Allie sat picking at the food on her plate. She shivered, even with the thick fur over her lap. Picking up the piece of meat, she chewed on it absently as several children gazed at her. She crossed her eyes and stuck her tongue out at them, drawing giggles and more whispers from them.
“You are going to scare them if your face sticks that way,” Paytah commented as he came up to sit next to her.
Allie chuckled as she held out her plate to him. She wasn’t very hungry. He picked up a piece of meat and bit into it. She made another face at the kids, drawing more laughter.
“So, what did your dad say?” she asked as he picked up another piece of food that looked like a root of some kind.
“How do you know he is my father?” Paytah asked in surprise.
“I don’t know, it might have been the respect
