Broken Boulder where the river narrows

the leader's tail flared at his haunches. he investigated them both with a glance minutely softer. they had lost their home, and while the dust of time had perhaps swallowed any mention of easthollow from his memories, mahler knew the loss. "there can be a place for you here."
they were in need of a home, and rivenwood was in need of hunters. the only difficulty he could foresee was the season to come, with sequoia and praimfaya first claiming such rights. and it would cause dissent in the ranks to grant that here. mated couple or not. 
"ve are a small pack. but i look forvard to the spring. children." he looked with a gentle pointedness between them both, not wanting to ask impolitely after their plans, but needing to know so that he might calculate it against the number of adults that had stayed through the winter.