Whitefish River So...

Howl waited as Conner made his way out of the den. As he did he thought over how he would tell him. Should he ease into things? Try and spark sympathy before dropping the bombshell of news. Or be direct and blatantly honest. Regardless of the method Howl assumed it wouldn't go over well and so he chose the route that was more like the ripping off of a tick. 

"I wanted to explain the reasoning behind my recent trip," he said letting out a sign in anticipation. "I didn't tell you or Moon before because I didn't want to bring it up and complicate things before I knew for sure," he said getting likely Conner's first question out of the way regarding why he hadn't told them sooner. "I visited another pack southeast of here... to see my mate... and the birth of our children... She and I were friends before Moon and I got attached, and she and I became official sometime after I witnessed you and Moon together." That's where he stopped. Wanting to see Conner's reaction before continuing.