Stone Circle Do it for your pride - do it for them

It was not long before a stranger reached him - acting as if he had been looking for... him? Was it true? Had the news of a strange, mute boy joining this group travelled so fast? He was so shocked and startled that he immediately got to all fours - crouching submissively. Is he mad? Mad at me for calling? But he did not look mad at all. He looked concerned somehow, and Calloon couldn't figure out why. Everything was fine - save for some numb toes and tingly legs. Then, the stranger spoke - pleasantly so, but his words made Calloon press his ears even further down so that they draped like a cloak over his skull. Bud? Buddy? Do I have a new friend, without trying?

His mouth in the shape of an "o", he stared at the other - golden ringed eyes sparkling cutely with tears from the cold. At the question, he shook his head in a "no". He wished he had a den. He wished for this winter to be over more than anything though, and a blizzard did not sound good.