Lake Rodney and not a drop to drink

it seemed like they were on the same wavelength, overall. he gave a quiet, muted chuckle at her rebuttal, taking her name and filing it away with the hundreds of others he kept in his mind. would he have to use it again? he wouldn't know until later. it was funny, those wolves you met and then never saw again. he supposed that was choice as much as fate.

aditya, he said in response. i like my freedom, too, but i don't mind giving some of it away to a pack. it just has to be the right one. he tilted his head in inquiry. were you born in these lands, heloise? or did you come here, like me? it's harder to find your way, when you don't feel like you belong anywhere.