Hoshor Plains Over Hill and Under Hill

She was saved from being unrecognized only by the fact that he hadn't met too many wolves her age -- if she'd been an adult, he probably would have blanked entirely.  The fact that she recognized him was more of a clue that maybe he should search his memory a bit.  Still, this wasn't the place he was expecting to see her -- in fact, he wasn't expecting to see her at all.  Aren't you a bit far from home?  Mal wasn't scolding or anything, more confused at his own knowledge of the lay of the land.  Maybe he'd taken a particularly lengthy jaunt around the mountains somehow, but he was pretty sure the lake was pretty damn far away.  Another runaway like Cam maybe?  Maybe Mal himself should have done that earlier in his life too.  Either way, his opinion on kids that were far from what he believed was their home was pretty much "if they don't wanna be there IDC," though that was also likely because it's easier to not do anything.  Super responsible dude, right here.