Larksong Grotto as the sun sets

Everything he said sounded so very strange and out there, like something of her wildest dreams, but not something she could ever actually achieve. She needed food and shelter, a pack — Laurel might not know much of the world outside of the places she had been, but she wasn't dumb. She knew she needed other wolves to keep her alive. Maybe one day, when she was older and better at hunting small game; maybe after the winter...

"Will you come with me and my sister if we leave?" she asked him, wondering if she'd stand more chance at survival if she wasn't alone. But Seff didn't seem that much older than her, and her stomach wouldn't be able to thrive on just a pretty boy's eyes.