Jade Fern Grove A situation

The one that came across her was not fully wolf, that part was pretty clear.  Old, too.  Maybe she would have been better if the thing she'd found had been prey of some kind.  She watched him for a moment with her usual critical eye, greeting him with a slight dip of her head.  She'd have to give this guy some thought -- how desperate was she to get a few extra folks into their ranks?  She wasn't sure.

Short or long term? she queried.  I think there were old dens here, but they're probably overgrown.  They were farther in.  Or at least, she was pretty sure this was where she and Terance had stopped.  Maybe not.  It was winter then, and the world looked significantly different when it was buried under snow.  Arbiter suspected this place especially was one that shifted greatly -- all the smaller plants were likely gone at that time of year.