Blacktail Deer Plateau can you run

Any one of you can now start the leaving thread. Please tag me in it. Grayday will only post once to say goodbye.

It seemed that they had their team, and that the team was already making plans to go. Grayday's heart thumped unevenly at the thought of their departure, but he knew that this was an important trip - one that might save them all in the future.

"Just let me know when you leave, so I can see you off," he said softly, his eyes lingering on each of them. "You'll want to visit every pack in the valley. The last I knew, there was one in a fen to the far south, one atop a plateau just northeast of it, and one that claimed a mountain in the range across from us. Some may have moved or disbanded, and there might be new ones or ones I haven't seen.

"Whatever you do, be respectful. If they don't want to talk, leave them be. If they want to make a deal, I'm open to it - Dawn, I will trust you to decide whether or not a deal is reasonable. If you're not sure, you can tell them you want to consult me. Any questions?"

He stopped and waited patiently, knowing he was not the best at giving instruction. It usually took a lot of back-and-forth to make himself completely clear, even if he could not think of anything else to add at the time.