Kintla Flatlands we are the fortunate ones

The appearance of tears in the other female's eyes made Osprey's lips purse in quiet confusion. The affirmative answer made her blink, then screw up her eyes as she thoughtfully studied the woman's face. She tried to jog the youngster's memory... and it worked. Junior's eyes flew open again and she found a slight smile twitching the corners of her mouth.

"K... uh... Kas?" she guessed after a moment, her tail beginning to wave slowly. After the she-wolf confirmed, Junior asked, "Why don't you live at the plateau anymore?" Because there was no way this wolf was in the pack's ranks; Osprey hadn't seen nor smelled any sign of her until this very moment and here they were, standing on neutral ground.