Big Salmon Lake First things first, I'ma say all the words inside my head.

Speedy nodded at the other wolf's question before adding, "My home is very different from here," she said, surprised by the note of sadness in her voice with the comment. She wasn't sad she had made the decision to leave home, but she did miss her family. "It's much warmer and not quite as green," she added, glancing around at their lush surroundings. Speedy had a feeling she would really be missing home come winter time. The winters where she came form were nothing compared to what she had heard winters here could be like. But, she had left home completely on her own; surely, she could handle a little snow.

She then began to wonder if Wraen had come from a place different than this. She looked at the other wolf and smiled before asking, "Have you lived here your whole life?"