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The youth's eyes narrowed slightly at the comment about her hindquarters, not sure what to make of it. She decided not to say anything at all. Butts were butts and there was nothing particularly wonderful or horrible about her own, as far as she knew.

She saw no reason not to answer the question, though. "Not here, specifically. I grew up in a pack further inland. I just joined a group of wolves who's trying to find a place to settle along the coast. There's a dozen of us," she said, which was a small exaggeration, just in case the stranger was considering messing with them.

Deciding to ask a question of her own, Junior said, "Do you have a pack?" Although the stranger was just that (strange), she appeared to be an able-bodied female. And while she had never felt particularly compelled to recruit while at the plateau, she suddenly took that part of her Outrider trade very seriously. After all, she still had a lot to prove to her new family.