Hushed Willows world enough, and time

To his amusement, it seemed they were both struck a little dumb in that moment, or else he was only being teased. Either option was fine with him, so long as he got to keep Eleuthera near. He gave her face a few more perfunctory kisses, smoothing down fur where her run had windswept it.

But just as last time, the peace was not to last. The pack was, apparently, on high alert, and Kincaid remembered her saying during their first meeting that there was some unrest among the packs in the area. He worried, suddenly, that Easthollow might be a part of it, and that he had unwittingly put himself at odds with this wild angel before they'd even met.

"That don't sound good," he said, setting aside, for the moment, a worrying comment about some Orlaith's teeth. "Why don't we set awhile. Tell me what's happening," he implored, dark eyes worried and intent.