Grouse Thicket over the hills and far away

Fin couldn't help but smirk at the girl's answer. So she was lost, but she seemed in perfectly good spirits about it anyway. She was reminded a lot of herself at that age, only this one had a lot more innocence and a lot less swearing. "He's fine, just a little bitter about the whole thing," she replied, "Nothing he won't get over. I'm sure he'll be out and about again in no time and you'll probably be the first one he goes to see."

Her gaze moved between Eljay and Easy as they spoke of messages for Drageda. She wondered then if she would ever again see their coastal allies. There had never been any talk of reuniting in the future, unless you counted the sentimental promises made in whispers when you were hugging your loved ones good bye, which Finley did not. They were intended well, but nothing to be counted on, or so she had learned in her long (for a wolf) life. "You might mention to them that we've left the Caldera too and that we've settled over here, if they ever need us," she added for good measure. She suspected Wildfire's days of scouting may well have passed now considering what had happened to her, but she wanted to make sure her goddaughter knew where to find them just in case.