Blacktail Deer Plateau Poppied Up

Grayday's ears flicked back. He felt distinctly unsettled by Shale's subdued manner, as well as by the state of the girl. Anatha, she'd said. Of course, there was no amount of unsettled that would cause him to refuse a young girl succor, and he gestured for Pema to bring her along, not wanting her scent to lay too heavily on his borders. Not if there was someone looking for her.

"Take her to the Door," he instructed, not wanting her at the rendezvous site, where the kids would bother her. "When she's settled, come and see me."

For the moment, he set off after Shale, wanting to get his brother's take on the situation.

Sorry! Exiting Grayday. Em, do you mind if Shale tells him what he knows behind the scenes? Or we can thread. Up to you.