Blacktail Deer Plateau buddy system

Behati found that she hadn't expected Casmir to show up, and when he did (promptly), a little yip of excitement escaped the pack newbie. There had never been anyone to call upon before, and she could not recall the last time she howled for anything other than the sheer pleasure of it.

Casmir spoke as his father did, in a detached, dark tone of voice that made her think of ancient trees and mist.  Behati was the very opposite of her swarthy new friend. She Bambi-hopped on the spot, her excitement spilling over like a pot of  bubbling caramel. "I did! Hi!" she squeaked, "You're Casmir? I'm Behati. Your d--.. Lasher told me that you're going to be an outrider, aand..." She searched for the right words, her struggle evident in the way her mouth twisted around unsaid syllables. "I want in," she finished. "To join you, I mean!"