Jade Fern Grove a graveyard of stars

What a peculiar question to open with, but Kaertok was used to peculiar wolves. Not that he liked them all very much. The normal, non-peculiar ones were more his calling. Perhaps the stranger was merely trying to avoid any routes that might cut his feet, Kaertok reasoned to himself. That seemed the most likely explanation to the question. It would have been an easy thing to scope out, and it did not explain why he'd been staring at the ground before the Legion wolf had approached. Curious indeed.

No more than usual, he replied. Why do you ask? He refrained from launching into introductions and recruiting mode, if only because he enjoyed the vetting process before all of that. It often felt too forced if he went there right away, so waiting until he had a better handle on this wolf's intentions seemed like the best bet.