Longshot wasn t the most talkative guy in the world, but Smellerbee noticed that more and more, he got quieter as he got older. Not that he needed to speak to anyone to get his point across.
But then their first child was born, and he became a chatterbox.
Longshot still rarely ever spoke to her, but to their daughter? He told stories about spirits and monsters, about the Avatar and the adventures they had with Jet.
She wasn t sure what had caused the change, and the question gnawed at her for months, until she finally came out with it.
The answer was worse than she thought.
Whenever I speak, I hear my father s voice.
