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Luke's expression drooped, and with it his ears. He was disappointed to hear that Saena and Lasher had parted on bad notes, but he did not inquire into it. Lasher knew the blue-nosed wolf had a listening ear if he decided to speak on it. In the meantime, their conversation moved to the next bit of news that Luke wished to share.

"Well," he said, as his ears perked and his lips formed a grin. "It's finally official. We've settled into a hollow in Rising Sun Valley, the eastern most side of it." It seemed surreal now, after the time he spent waiting for it, and still, there was that pinch of sadness that he could not have a paw in both worlds; one in the hollow, and one on the plateau with his beau. Perhaps that was evident in the way he shifted his mouth and turned his ear. "We're almost full up of members, believe it or not!"

He was not aware of how poorly Harlyn and Mordecai's departure from the plateau had gone.