"No no, big teeth are fine," Najran hastened to assure her.

"When Najaran found me, she started chewing on me," Goligan said, dryly.

"I was a child! Are you ever going to stop bringing that up?!" she asked, frustrated.

"Perhaps when the scars fade."

"You're a cane! Scars don't heal!"

"Exactly."

"One of these days, I swear I'm taking sand paper to those teethmarks," she threatened in a way that made it clear - she hoped - that she'd never actually follow through.