Duck Lake lord and one day i come home to find

for a while after ruenna had finished speaking, thorn was silent. he was giving careful thought to the wolves that ruenna had justifiably left behind. he did not blame the blackbird he had met for being so disconsolate; many times, thorn had praised whatever gods be for him being born the wrong gender to suffer through childbirth.

he supposed if it came to it,  ruenna could still visit the wolves she had left behind; arrow lake was not so far from swiftcurrent creek and if the mood ever struck her to revisit past wounds. no doubt, it had not been an easy decision for ruenna to sever her ties with her friends..

"did you know her well?" he inquired, a flick of his tail given to imply the casual nature of his question -- if she did not wish to oblige to his prying, thorn was content to walk in silence instead.