Blacktail Deer Plateau only time will tell

It was unlikely that Fox would ever understand this obsession with blood relatives. Perry and Bones seemed adamant about drilling it into her head, but it went in one ear and out the other. Fox's opinions were based on her experience alone, and considering she was not close with any of her family, it was hard for her to see the significance. Perry mentioned Bones's language, and Fox couldn't help but grin. The girl had a tendency to rattle on and on, and Fox tended to tune it out about four words in.

Perry mentioned Kraken and Bones being good ambassadors, and Fox rolled her eyes at the word. “Did you know Northstar Vale showed up on our doorstep with four or five of their strongest? That was their version of being ambassadors.” It had been outright threatening to Fox and her lot, especially considering she had only just taken over the creek at that point. “I don’t care what Bones does in her spare time if she's doing her duty to the creek, but don’t think for once that we are forming some kind of”—Fox mock-gagged for effect—“alliance. Circumstances change far too quickly for that.”

The yearling paused, letting that sink in before adding, “That said, you are quite a ways away from Swiftcurrent, so it’s unlikely we would run into one another unless we were looking for trouble.” Just as Fox had been on the day that they met.