Hushed Willows and you've been doing what, exactly?

He didn't really understand why Banner would want him to talk to this Buchanan but he nodded nonetheless and offered up an agreeable, "Okay." A moment later, she mentioned that he (Buchanan) was special to her. That explained things a bit better, even it lacked any sort of detail. Without really knowing why, Tambourine grinned a little teasingly at her.

But their conversation came to a halt when they simultaneously noticed a strange scent. Tambourine didn't know what to make of it—he found it more curious than anything—but he took his cues from the Beta. When Banner stiffened and warily scanned the dark wilderness beyond their borders, the boy froze and did the same, his tail sticking out stiffly behind him, the end drooping.