Silvertip Mountain The end of the line

Ezekiel caught on to Steady's scent quickly, and turned his head to greet him, but the black wolf was kind of walking in the other direction. Had the alpha just not noticed him? Zeke waited on his mound, until Steady realized he was there and greeted him. Zeke snorted, finding the ordeal amusing and hopped down from his perch. He didn't want to seem challenging, even though the conversation would be friendly and they were good friends. I feel so rejected. You almost walked right past. He said, clearly teasing Steady. He didn't really feel rejected, he just found it funny. 

Ezekiel had noticed that Steady seemed a bit out of it though, and after his thoughts on what he wanted to do with his life, this would be a great time to check or counseling. Something wrong? He asked, sitting down, ears perked inviting Steady to share. One good quality about Zeke was that he could be a very good listener when he wanted to.