Lion Head Mesa Rules were meant to be pushed and pulled

At first he thought perhaps she was finally leaving, and his curiosity gave him a twinge if regret.  She didn't speak, so it wasn't likely he would find out more about her, but that didn't mean he had discounted her company yet.  They were close to enemy territory; she could even be one of them.  He shrugged that thought off.  Nothing for it now.

But instead of continuing, she glanced back, and he suddenly understood.  Apparently she knew a way up? Or was looking to explore as well.  Either way, he was game.  "Alright, lead the way," he said, positioning himself to follow.  Perhaps this was a stupid risk to take, following a wolf he barely knew in a climb he had never taken.  But he'd always been a risk taker.  It was in his blood, after all.