"I didn't say it was frivolous," Rhiow said, amused. "Just that ehhif always bother themselves with making more, more, more... so many things. I wonder when the last time was that they lied down for a nap in the sun sometimes."

Cultural differences. Rhiow had long ago learned to roll with them, but that didn't mean that humans didn't still confuse her mightily. "It's good to hear you're already finding something to keep yourself busy with, though. There's a lot of downtime here."