Thunder Dome don't blame me

It's so good to write with you again.  :D

The she-wolf stepped back as Talion greeted her, perhaps on edge at realization that an unexpected stranger was gawking at her, and the boy lowered his gaze at once. His uncertainty of females thrummed to life, pricking at the back of his crown until his guard hairs rose to attention, and he pressed his obsidian ears back against his dipped head to show that he held no intention of harming her.

She did not turn away entirely, instead remaining in place at the cavern entrance and offering a pleasant 'hello' in return, which roused the boy's confidence once more. Blue eyes tentatively sought the other yearling's pallid features to find a bright smile tugging the corners of her mouth upward, and his tail swished to life again. "No," he told her simply, "I rested here for a while. Was just on my way out to head down into the valley again."