Swiftcurrent Creek scheming at the cauldron

Shadow dignified her with a straight question, and received a straight answer in return. "No. But I couldn't be sure it wasn't just personal loyalty to Fox without asking you." She made no apology for posing the question - under the circumstances, it was entirely legitimate. When the Sveijarn family were equipped to leave, the Creek would be six wolves down overnight - that made Razo the longest serving member after Bazi, and that seemed so absurd.

A short silence followed. Bazi broke eye contact briefly to watch a wolf - possibly Scimitar - drop its haunches by the water some distance away. When her gaze returned to Shadow, her brows knitted together to form an inquisitive frown. "What keeps you here, apart from loyalty?" Scimitar, Kaskara, Leaf, Danica.. they had solid reasons to stay, ranging from friendship to debt to family. Shadow, like Razo, was rather more mysterious.