Blacktail Deer Plateau A bit of peace and quiet

He nodded at the truth in her words. All the more reason for them to stock up as much as they could before that time came. True, it could be a gentle winter, but to bet on such a happening would be a possibly fatal folly. He might even get started on his search tonight, though the dark would make it harder to see any likely candidates. He had the sudden desire to hunt.

"I am actually feeling a hunt. After all, as you said, we need to start storing all we can." Anything he caught tonight would go straight to the caches. He wasn't particularly hungry at the moment. With growing pups to keep strong and possibly more on the way they would need all the food they could get.