Greatwater Lake spice and wolf

they seemed to tense at his approach, and the elk no longer followed. lasher halted, his eyes falling on the young pair, and offered a gentle smile, a sway of the tail behind his hips. "hello," he called with his usual affability, unoffended if they chose not to respond. thirst stroked his throat; he padded again to the edge of the lakeshore and drank, deeply this time, his gaze wandering back to the herd of elk.

he made no move to address the two again, though the image of fox prickled into his mind again; he wondered if the pair were of the caldera, but chose not to assume such things, doubting that peregrine and fox would allow their children to wander far after what junior had attempted.