King Elk Forest Hurry up, we are dreaming!

So's that, Maia countered, thinking about it.  With kids in the pack, leaving for any extended period would be hard and leave the adults short-handed on hunting and protecting.  Maia wasn't super useful in either of those, but Wraen definitely was.  Just because someone else was in charge didn't mean you have to be gone always.  But then you could scout herds further out, and check in with surrounding packs, and recruit new members to join!  Ooooh, it had been a while since she'd talked to a loner!  Usually she just met pack wolves, but she made a point to go to more pack-heavy places when she didn't have anyone to go with.