Bearclaw Valley I'm not lazy, I'm on energy-saving mode

If the eagle could smile, he might have at her reaction. She seemed so excited that he could not only understand her, but respond in kind. She moved closer, and he remained still, so as to not frighten her. Only his eyes followed, and they were full of curiosity.

She had a point, he mused silently, that it took more than one of anything to take down a bison. Still, he said, A dozen of me probably still couldn't take down a bison. But, a dozen of you... He trailed off, figuring she would know the ending of the sentence. He had seen a pack of wolves take on a bison successfully.

My name is Ridge, he introduced himself. And you are...? While he had followed wolves, mostly to pick at their leftovers, he hadn't actually befriended one. She seemed nice enough, though.