Great Bear Wilderness at the edge of the future

LMAO YOU STILL DIDN'T EVEN SPELL IT RIGHT. In your defense, I always mispell Stavanger as Stavenger at least once. And then I get confused and actually have to go look up the spelling. <___> Also I finally broke down and posted this because I fell asleep like four times writing it. Apparently my body says sleep nao pls.

He wondered if for a moment his query had turned Verrine uncomfortable. But for as troubling as talk could be, he didn't want the fact that they lived in different homes be why he kept silent. Instead he chose the route of being choosy about what he said, not wanting to pull anyone into the affairs of the Spine. It was only the matter of how to word it. At first he merely nodded at his brother's words. He certainly did believe that all anyone had heard outside of the Spine was rumors. The number of their deserters had certainly skyrocketed in recent weeks.

“Well, there's been plenty going on. Our Alpha died, for one.” It was hard even then not to keep the tinge of sadness out of his voice. He had liked Jinx. “Things have been in a bit of disarray, I guess you could say. Other than that though, there hasn't been a lot going on. Just preparing for the winter, you know?” He pushed his frown upward, trying to offer his sibling a smile. There was no doubt that even the wolves of the Bay were preparing for their winter as well.