Great Bear Wilderness sputnik

Unaware that he probably just left the stranger all the more confused, Atreyu nodded as he confirmed he would tell their alpha. He wracked his brain, trying to remember why it had been so important to Thistle that he relay the news but came up with nothing. He assumed the two packs had some history, or at least were friends at some point, but it must have been long ago as he had never heard of Redhawk Caldera before (nor did he know about Ragnar and Thistle's temporary adoption of Peregrine's daughter).

There was a slight pause before the man spoke again, still stuttering and hesitant. Was something wrong with him? "My name is Atreyu," he replied, suddenly wondering if the pack already knew about Ragnar's murder. Wait, did Thistle think they did it? No, she had told him she hadn't thought Peregrine would. The tip of his tail flicked in frustration at his patchy memory. "Ragnar was our Alpha." There, at least that was some use.