Bitterroot Valley parts developed in an unusual manner

It's ok

Solus tensed and stopped whining when he heard a voice. From what had happened, he had the impression that everything he heard wanted to hurt him. The male would've gotten up and ran, but he just didn't have the energy. At this point his only defense was to completely stop and hope they pass. He knew it was another wolf, but it was also his own kind that had caused him so much pain. Leave me alone, please repeated in his head.

Though his actions and thoughts pointed to wanting to be left along, he needed someone else around. He had to accept that he wouldn't survive alone for the rest of his life, and that eventually he would want a pack or just another loner like himself.