Blacktail Deer Plateau Good things take time

Dawn would probably be glad to get out of the territory again, but he was at loath to send her out with only Aviana. Perhaps Aditya could go, or she and Aditya both. Then again, Catori had talked of travel. He didn't want to send her into the belly of the beast, but he trusted her to make it back to him unharmed.

"I'll need to consult a few wolves. Perhaps my mate, or perhaps my daughter and hers," he said, not really settling on an answer just yet. "When did you want to return to him? The last scouting party only got back last week, so I'd want to give them a bit longer to relax."

He wondered if Aditya was even around right then - Grayday hadn't seen hide or hair of him since their talk by the pond. "I'll also be making a short trip in the opposite direction, soon, and I'd rather not have too many wolves away from the territory until I get back."