Duck Lake Tale As Old As Time

His shoulders gave a half-hearted shrug at her question. "Been better, been worse." It was a rather neutral answer, as he didn't feel like delving into everything right now. Not that he had anything very heartfelt to share with her. He did the normal wolf-like things that he figured everyone else was doing as well, why bore her with those details?

"But what about you?" The large male asked with genuine curiosity, ears leaning forward ever so slightly to catch her words. Did she have some interesting news to share with him or would they exchange small talk until he wandered elsewhere again?