Jerome near the Lake speaking with Dirk and Nerissa<br/><br/>He had not realized how small the rest of these people were, having been used to his tribe and their larger stature.  He towered over the slight mermaid princess, he tried to make his voice gentle and fatherly, "I thank you for your time, but I overheard... Blaze, yes? I overheard him say that the lake belonged to you and yours.  Being bears, my tribe will need water and food, the berries of the forest, though tasty, will not be enough for a bear's appetite.  We like fish best, and I would like to seek permission for us to fish from your lake.  If need be, I can wait till later to talk further about this, this seemed convenient to mention it at the time.  I apologize as I always think of my people before myself and courtesy."<br/><br/>He looked about at the gathering and noticed even more of the Kin were arriving.  This valley was indeed large and what he had seen of it was quite lovely.  It seemed like this valley would be a nice sanctuary from the hunters... though at the back of Jerome's mind, he wondered if there was an ulterior motive behind the Dragoon's bringing all the were's to one place... He would speak with Dirk later on this.  A bear always trusts another bear when the rest of the world is involved.  He would trust in Dirk's judgement.<br/>