Haunted Wood success is not given it is taken

He reposed on his slim black haunches and she was tempted to do the same, especially when he finally introduced himself, but Wildfire remained standing instead. Her dark tail twitched and she found herself ascertaining him suddenly. He looked older than herself, maybe even around her mother's age, though definitely not as old as her father. He was sort of peculiar in features but he looked healthy. The Outrider inside her suddenly came awake when she realized he could be a potential recruit.

"Splinter," she softly repeated his name, "what're you doing out here? Are you part of a pack?"