Swiftcurrent Creek scheming at the cauldron

"Were you?" the wolf muttered. One of Bazi's ears sliced the air as it flicked back against her skull. "Yes," she reaffirmed, displeased to see her attempt at humour go unappreciated. This wasn't going well. Shadow seemed.. preoccupied, distracted.

Rather than ply him with pointless small talk and hope that he would reveal those innermost thoughts in time, Bazi went straight to the heart of it: "You look distracted. Something in your mind? You haven't said much about the Sunspire, or about Fox. Were you close?" This was a crucial time - the young leader had to suss out where everyone stood in terms of their loyalty to the Creek, especially if they had been recruited by Fox.