Silvertip Mountain carpathia

FitzDutiful didn't have the foresight either to know how he would be repelled from the Caldera borders when he went to visit, but he knew enough now to know that the Plateau was more important to him.

"I'm unsure." he admitted in response to Taltos' question. "I've not seen or heard from any of them for some months. I want to think that they are but not if that would cause strife with the Plateau. Our homes are close, I am not foolish enough to think a pack miles away will be of any help to us should danger strike. A pack across the river is easier to help."

He waited, he wanted to formalise an agreement with the Plateau but he knew that Lasher may not have the authority to do so, and the plateau in general may not have the desire. Wolf territories were complicated matters but between the two ran a small pass that they would easily defend together. With the mountain being small FitzDutiful's priority was to ensure that the pack's closest to home weren't a danger.