Great Bear Wilderness at the edge of the future

Youmi's name didn't really ring a bell with him, though it probably should have. He did smirk inwardly at the fact that two of his siblings had technically married into the same family, though. There must have been something very special about those women to tame two of them. Yeah, it must have been nice to have a settled down life, he thought. It was however overshadowed by the query that Verrine made next, and Mordecai realized he couldn't keep dancing around the fire on that one.

“Oh? What did you hear?” he said out of genuine wonder. As far as he knew, no one had come calling at their borders for information. He hadn't ousted anyone trying to pry, which meant that others had probably ventured out. The absence of certain wolves from the Spine's ranks had not gone unnoticed by him, though he himself had largely stayed out of the core of the territory. He hated being evasive with his brother as well, but it was easier to dispel untruths, rather than explain outright. As convoluted as he found that thought to be.