Shadowfang wrote down every word the naked Kelvic said, vigorously scribbling in his journal while the boy spoke. Was the form he took on as an animal called a Kelvic or a skunk? Come to think of it, he might have read something about Kelvics from one of Borth's books in Xy. Therefore, the name of the animal form he took on was called a skunk. He promised himself that he would have to do more research on the subject later.
He stopped writing for a moment and answered Stripe-tail's own set of questions. "I am a Zith. There are many others like me, but I don't think there are any in the city. I was writing a thought down in my journal." He held the book up for the boy to see the markings inside. "But what do you mean by the funny noises...?" he thought for a moment until realization lit up his face. "Oh, I was speaking the Zith language. I figured you would not understand it, but I thought it might calm you. I don't want to hurt you. I only chased you because you took my..." He tried to remember the words that Stripe-tail had used to describe it. "Soft-thing."
He remained silent for a while. The suspicion had been apparent on Stripe-tail’s face when he asked his last question. It was understandable, this was Sunberth after all. His own face was twisted into a curious, deep-thinking grimace. There was so much more he wanted to learn about the boy, but he did not know how to word it. "Teach me." he requested. "Teach me about you, Stripe-tail.”