Silver Moraine Trouble keepin' up communication

As she dipped her head, he pushed closer to her to briefly place his nose near her muzzle. They did not touch. He backed away after this greeting. It was something non-standard for him — he had learned this type of behaviour from people like Lunaria. Takiyok, though they had met only once, was someone he trusted quite comfortably.

Good question, he said plainly, smirking as he looked up to the sky, as though it had the answer for her. He smiled and breathed out a heavy sigh. There was a pack near here at Whitebark Stream that I dabbled in for a bit; they left due to flooding and I wanted to see if they had returned, he explained. He made a face, pulling back the corners of his lips. It was clear that indeed they had not returned.

As per usual, he switched the subject immediately onto her. I looked for you at Sawtooth, but there was nobody, he said. To be honest, he had worried a bit about her and her family. Did the Saints drive your family out? It had been what he had been most afraid of.