Moonspear wild and free

"Yeah, sure," Charon said off-handedly, not really caring all that much what the new guy would call him, as long as he was respectful. 'Crux' was still a mouthful, but Charon nodded in acknowledgement of the name anyway.

Horcrux asked if the bears had already caused harm to the pack, and Charon's first thought was 'yes', but on second thought he had to acknowledge that the real answer was 'no'. "We've had lots of trouble in my old pack with them. They're unpredictable, so it's better to get rid of them than to let them rampage about and wait for casualties." Charon thought of Atreyu briefly, and his chest tightened at the thought that maybe the bears'd gotten him, but he pushed the thoughts away for now.