Emberflame Ridge sorry mr policeman, if i wanted to talk i woulda called a friend

No problem at all! I myself have been quite occupied with the holidays.

She relaxed, and indicated in her response that she, too, was new to the area. Strangely, he had encountered more transient wolves than he had actual residents, but that worked for him and his purposes just fine enough. As her sooty paw traced the pattern scorched into the earth, his gray eyes were drawn downward, his gaze trailing idly across the curves of her toes, her claws, and then to the imprint of the lightning's touch beneath them.

"Or a good show," he quipped with a flick of his tail and a twitch of his lips - a glimpse of a smile. The wind shifted then, a faint breeze bringing her scent to him along with the earthiness of their surroundings. "I'll be staking a claim in the mountains," he commented. "If you're interested." He lifted his gaze and rested it on the contours of her fine-boned face.