Bearclaw Valley Be Prepared

If they had met inside Easthollow, Steph most likely would have trusted the male without question. But out here, and not under her mother's protection, Steph only trusted those she already knew. She was glad Clary didn't go forward any more, worried the male might go after them. She hadn't scented any other wolves in the area, so the chances of them being in someone else's pack were null.

The male claimed that there was a drop off on the other side, and that the girls would surely fall to their deaths. But, Clary made an excellent point. The male knew what was there, so he must have been there, and he was fine. It isn't like we were running towards the edge. I know how to look in front of me, she claimed. They hadn't been going fast, and Steph had every confidence that they would have seen a drop off before actually dropping off.