all of the light just fades away

Although she saw all of her pack mates in passing, naturally, Koontz hadn't had the chance to sit down and talk with Yildun since their encounter with Vilocity. After wrapping up her duties as leader and Boneknapper for the day, she made her way toward the den Yildun shared with Julooke. On the way, Koontz reflected back on the day when the small band of wolves had showed up on her doorstep. One by one, they had then disappeared, leaving only a few remaining. She unknowingly shared in Yildun's sentiments of abandonment.

She arrived with nightfall to find Yildun just feet from his den. She opened her mouth to greet him, only to stop short when she saw him throw back his head and point it at the darkling sky. She listened to his deep, sonorous voice as it poured from his pale muzzle. You have a pretty voice, my friend, she thought, a smile twitching her lips.

After a moment, the silvery yearling slipped alongside Yildun, touching the side of his pallid neck with her cool nose so as not to startle him. Koontz then threw back her own head beside his and joined in his song, hers a feminine falsetto to complement his deeper baritone.