Blacktail Deer Plateau Good things take time

Grayday gave a grave nod - he was not surprised that Dawn was protective of her three younger siblings. "We've had a recent bout of bad luck with trespassers. One of the kids got roughed up by one, and I lost my eye," he explained. "Lavender is a bit shaken up by it, and Easy's been a little wart of strangers. But if you're with someone they know, I'm sure they'll be glad to meet you."

He wasn't sure what to say about Aviana's lack of children. Some wolves just didn't want them, but the woman's words suggested that this was not the case, here. "There's still time," he settled on, deciding that the comment was innocuous enough. "My mate is about our age, and she never had the opportunity, either. But this spring, she will."