Hushed Willows Matters of business

it was a fine idea, and cortez nodded heartily in agreement. i'm with you all the way, he said, smiling. just let me know what i can do to help and i'll pitch in. he wasn't the greatest with planning mass events, nor was he the most sociable creature in the world. but for the sake of memory—for the sake of lily, ariel, and aliac—he would try his damnedest to make it perfect.

how are things in swiftcurrent creek? cortez asked, shifting gears a bit. your. . .sister's there, right? olive told me a little bit about it. he didn't know many wolves from the pack, just kavik and any he might have bumped into here and there (but had never gotten any names, the awkward fool he was).