Shadowwyn Moor Hey, how about that!

"Yeah!" he said. Luke's enthusiasm was rubbing off and a light wag lifted within Kero's tail. "It feels really good to be all settled in before the winter really rolls in." And good knowing his pups would be born well before it got too cold to help them survive. At least now they still had time to dig out the necessary dens and stockpile everything they'd need to get them through the winter. No doubt, Luke felt some relief in knowing he'd have a home before life as a loner became too hard without one. He'd seen many a good wolf get lost that way.

A grin touched his maw. There was a small part of him that remembered the days when he could roam without a worry in the world. Here and now, he had quite a number of things anchoring him down, but at least those things meant he wouldn't get swept away or lost in a storm. Packs were good for that sort of thing. If he'd been in Luke's paws, Kero wasn't sure he'd have been able to hold out. Probably would have caved a lot sooner and joined a pack. Oh wait. He had. Whoops.

"Oh no!" he piped up quickly at the mention of squirrels. "Better a loner than with those nut jobs." Seriously. Those pesky little tree rodents had it out for him. He wouldn't wish them on anyone in the world. But... since they were on the topic of traveling. "What do you know about this area? Any fun places to explore? Anything I should know about?"