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He nodded.  "It's been rather mild, though I'm not sure if that's the norm.  This was my first winter in these parts."  Which he might remember.  Mordecai had been one of the first he'd met. His previous winter had been much harder, but luckily he and his sister had joined a pack previous to it. Just previous. He couldn't imagine what might have befallen them if they had tried to make it alone.

"Where did you winter?" he was curious, but if Mordecai chose not to speak of it he wouldn't be offended. He didn't recall having spoken with him about where he'd been in any sort of detail.