Redhawk Caldera Coke is good for the soul. The soda, I mean.

Elwood laughed as Ashton elaborated on his hallucinations. They sounded crazy to begin with, but Ashton's flair for speaking made it sound even more psychedelic. He tried to remember if Raven and Eljay had ever met Ashton, and wondered what the young caregivers would think of him. There was probably a lot that they could learn from the older medic, although interpreting his teachings was another story.

"I'm glad to hear you'll be sticking around," he replied with a wave of his tail. "It'll be nice knowing that my favorite medic is nearby if we need you." Not quite ready to depart from Ashton's company just yet, Elwood backtracked. "Tell me about these 'enemy tails' you ran into," he prompted. He was interested just for curiosity's sake, and as an Alpha, as well. Most of the wolves in these parts were peaceable, so he hoped that the strangers Ashton had tangled with would keep their distance.