Shadow Mountain Rockclimbing fiend

Ishi smiled brightly at the response. He wasn't so much proud of it as simply happy — for it was nice to cause a genuine bit of laughter.

As to the boy's own response to the story, he didn't have much of one. He hadn't actually witnessed it himself — it had been a legend in the pack for months, and would likely continue for years. If he thought about it carefully, he would conclude that it was gross and mean and shouldn't have happened, but at the moment it was just a story. An awesome story.

As this piece of conversation came to a natural close, Ishi's interest was once more captured by the glorious view. Hey, do you want to join me in exploring some of the mountain if you haven't already? he invited the coyote, or are you hanging around up here for a bit.