Nimbus Summit natbri

veteran stood close and did not speak. antha said something next but the man was turning. he did not seem keen upon engaging them in conversation of any kind. maybe it was best. they were still settling and she felt the instinctive bristle of protectiveness over their new land beginning to rise.
when he had gone, heda looked first to veteran and then to antha.
she had seen the pretty wolf with issorartuyok, but was not focused enough to assume anything between the pair of them. antha was a packmate and heda wagged her tail. "he was really big, wasn't he?"