Wapun Meadow desperation

sorry to hold this up!

she was curious as to what he was doing.  she had expected him to eat her gift, but instead he was putting it in the ground, much like she had when she was on her own.  but he smelled of the neighboring pack, this seemed like a very inconvenient place to put it!

oh well.  nosing her way in, she used her own strength to help the strange man break through the permafrost, moving in a mechanical way that eased her tension.

she kept casting glances up at the stranger.  he smelled of the pack that neighbored the valley directly.  she had met very few of their wolves, but she wondered why they were so close together.