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It was the shiver of water against his fur that first alerted him to the stranger's presence. If the male had been paying more attention, he might first have noticed her scent - but many wolves passed through this place, and he was more distracted than usual.

Grayday craned his head back and got a nice, upside-down view of a dark-pelted shewolf. He was too tired to be surprised or even worried. Too tired to even move his head back into its previous position, so he remained that way as he replied, "Truly," unable to keep the tiniest bit of ire from his tone. Quickly, though, he sought to smooth that over. "The lights are out again. I've missed that."

But he'd missed the cold months up until now as well. Winter used to be his element, but now? He wasn't sure how he was going to survive it; how he was going to get his family through it.

"I'm Grayday," he introduced, pulling his mind from such thoughts.