Blacktail Deer Plateau I See Clearly Now

Her response hardly satisfied, yet Malachi did not press, for her answer troubled him. Unless he asked what had become of her pack, he could only assume on what he knew: that Pearl had belonged to a pack, that that pack was no more, and that she had come to theirs alone. It was enough to make him hesitate in pressing further, and he settled on a hum of understanding before he let the conversation fall to silence.

Yet the silence was a much welcome change, and came more naturally to him. Pearl's presence refreshed him after his bout out solitude, and he walked in step with her. The only noise came from the occasional chatter of birds overhead, or the quiet murmur of the wind, yet that was okay with him.