Silvertip Mountain My Mind Is My Last Sanctuary

Steady knew there was nothing to be said to make himself feel better, and he suspected the same of Chaska. For Steady, he would come to terms with what he had done, and do his best to move on with his life. He hoped his friend would be able to do the same and let go of the guilt he was feeling. 

He gave Chaska a smile, and almost said that he just wanted to check up on him. But, there was something in his expression that caused him to pause. Well, uh... he began, his brain struggling to thing of something. There was, uh... He didn't want to bring up anything negative, and they had already spoken about Niita... Oh, gossip! I think there might be something between Ezekiel and Anita! His voice was way too high and his expression way too happy that he had come up with something to talk about. He wasn't generally a gossiping wolf, but they needed something easy for their brains to process for once. Ezekiel says he thinks of her like his own sister, who he misses, but I wonder if he isn't soft on her and just doesn't know what to do about it. Steady could relate. His first days after Niita had come were filled with overbearing protectiveness and jealousy when she was around. In the back of his mind, he knew Ezekiel probably would like him talking about this to anyone, but Steady was just trying to get Chaska's mind off of negative things.