Stone Circle Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations

The newcomer seemed friendly, for which he was glad. Friendly wolves didn't generally cause trouble, which meant less work for Steady and the other leaders. He shook his head side to side. The blame isn't all on you. I'm sorry, too, that I haven't reached out, he replied genuinely. We've had a lot of new wolves join the past month or so, and I'm getting around to meeting everyone, he added with a smile. Really, he had been busy securing the borders, fearing more intruders would come. But, he didn't want to worry anyone, and so didn't add that part. Besides, with larger numbers, the odds were in their favor. 

He sat back on his haunches, content to mingle with Adeline and Phiipa instead of going off to patrol. How are you settling in? he asked Phiipa, interested in if she was finding this place suitable. He wasn't so daft as to think every wolf would enjoy being here. But, he wanted to make sure the ones that did want to stay were happy. He glanced to his daughter with a slight smile, hoping she would get in on the conversation, too.