Totoka River this cowboy is running from himself

The woman came upon him so smoothly, so gracefully that Grayday scarcely believed she was real. He'd seen many wolves matching this one's description, but she was unmistakable in her beauty.

"Deirdre," he croaked, hhis throat suddenly very dry. She'd grown since he last saw her, and her scent was different than he remembered - but it was her.

Grayday dipped his head in something akin to reverence.

"I - I'm alright," he said. "But what about you? I sent someone to find you, but she said that Donnelaith had burned. I feared the worst."