Sun Mote Copse dead as dead can be

Unfortunately for the man, the first to hear him was no one of any import.  Fennec was nearby, tracing the edges of the territory to ensure the waters had truly receded.  It was no longer as dangerous for her to wander, but she still was more cautious now than she had been.  It would be a week or two, at least, before she felt as comfortable assuming.

At first she was tempted to ignore the howl, but then she smirked and figured 'what the hell'.  Her dad and Niamh were busy; Towhee wouldn't hear it.  Besides, from the sound of it, this wolf wasn't a threat.

She wrinkled her nose at the smell of him when she closed in.  You sound like shit, she said, hanging back.  She could only guess where he was, so her voice was louder than it might need to be.