Firestone Hot Springs enthralled

"Good," said Grayday, satisfied with this pronouncement. Aside from his own interests in the pretty woman he was pressed up against, the leader knew that she would be a valuable member of the pack, especially at a time like this. Though her free spirit scared him more than he was ever likely to admit, he appreciated that it might go a long was toward easing the sorrow that currently gripped his family.

So it was that, even as she called this acceptance a trial run and talked about heading back to someplace unspecified, Grayday was able to simply bob his head in acceptance, rather than attempt to argue against this point of view. He'd just have to show her that she did fit in, and that she was not only welcomed, but a necessity.

And maybe - just maybe - he would become a necessity to her as well.

"Just watch, Spiritwalker. We're all gonna be best friends," he declared, his tone light and teasing, but his words entirely heartfelt. What wasn't to like about Catori?