Lost Creek Hollow a quest of least concern

It gave him a little thrill to actually hear the male's voice, all deep and leaderly that it was. The Alphas of his last pack had spoken to him of course, because they'd also been his guardians, but other than that he'd never encountered an Alpha before. He'd have to learn from this nameless one — heed his lessons and take them to his own eventual pack of great cougars.

Anyhoo, he needed to keep his mind on wolves for now. Yes sir, he replied brightly. I'll pull my weight, such as it is, he added humorously (after all, he weighed about as much as a cloud).And I'll be loyal. That was the truth. He didn't go into the stuff about mountain lions right now, because no wolf so far had understood his ambitions, and besides, he might never leave this pack if it turned out to be super-cool. After all, maybe there would be a way to be a part of a wolf pack and the leader of a cougar pack.

Best of both worlds!