Callian Quotes

“Ah, that name again," Callian said. "When will I get to meet the mysterious Roo?"

"I can take you to meet her," Kuma said with a shy smile. "Later today, if you want."

"Make sure she's in the right kind of mood first," Raffa added. "If she's not, I wouldn't go anywhere near her--she can be pretty ferocious."

"Shakes, you're making her sound like--like a bear or something," Callian said.

Raffa and Kuma exchanged puzzled glances.

"You didn't tell him?" Raffa asked.

Kuma frowned a little. "I guess it never came up," she said.

"What never came up?" Callian was clearly confused.

"She is a bear," Kuma said.

Callian shrugged. "Some folks are just grumpier than others, I guess."

Raffa snorted. "No, she's a bear. A really big one." He stretched his arm overhead to indicate Roo's height.

Callian looked at Raffa. "A bear"

Raffa nodded

Callian turned to Kuma. "A bear?'

"A bear," she said.

"Um, are you-- is she--"

"A bear," they said together.

A pause.

"Okay," Callian said at least. "A bear.”
― Linda Sue Park, Beast of Stone