<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/34/600full-marco-hietala.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Who:</strong>open<br/><strong>Where: </strong>Just outside of the cooking hearth in the shadows<br/><strong>When:</strong>Late afternoon<br/><hr/>Tamen indeed would have known that look and in face he saw that special little smirk of hers even from where he had been approaching the cooking hearth.  But instead of entering into the cooking hearth right away he hid himself as best he could in the empty Lion hearth where he could get a view of what his daughter was up to without being seen.  He did not consider it spying, no he considered it his fatherly duty to watch over her.  At least that's what he told himself as he realized that somewhere during the course of the day Valko and his daughter had somehow managed to make a real connection.  A connection which made Tamen wish to take a different and closer look at the camp flint knapper.<br/><br/>Suddenly the little wolf jumped up into the empty cot with him and began to lick his face.  Tamen had forgotten about the little wolf after making sure it was dried off and had some fresh water and a nice little mammoth bone to gnaw on.  The wolf had seemed content enough to sit in the corner and eat as Tamen had gone to take his outer clothing off.   The carver had been given charge over while Naliya had stayed outside to give the kids a ride on the sled behind her horse then had continued as the young woman had gone to join his daughter and Mira in the sweat lodge for one of their famous gigglefests.<br/><br/>And now it seemed the little wolf pup was intent in reminding the carver that he was supposed to be looking after the little furry beast.  Tamen stifled a chuckle and gently wrapped his fingers around the wolf's snout keeping it from licking him as he gently ran his fingers along the wolfs soft fur.  With the little pup for the moment content to sit peacefully Tamen went back to watching what was going on in the cooking hearth.  Looking out of the empty bunk in time to see his daughter reach into her special pouch which contained her spices.  Oh but she was being a little naughty one but then again it was only a tiny pinch.  Tamen was sure the large young man could handle a little spice... and if he couldn't... well then he simply wasn't good enough for his daughter.<br/><br/>Tamen had to cover his own mouth with his free hand from bursting out in laughter as Valko exclaimed "Yagh!" it had to be the singly most amusing sound he had ever heard the camps flint knapper make.  It was even funnier than his bellow when the man had accidentally hit his fingers with his hammer stone instead of the nodule of flint he was working on.  But what truly amazed Tamen and gave him an even greater respect for Valko was when he heard the man break into laughter as part of his response to his lovely little daughters prank.  Ok so maybe... just maybe he could make a good match for his daughter.  It was still to early to tell yet but Tamen couldn't help but notice that the two of them did look good together.<br/>