Swiftcurrent Creek the sunstone

"I'll let you know," she promised, moving to go about her day. Then Falwasi spoke a hauntingly familiar phrase her father had once told her, 'Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.' It wasn't exactly the same, but the message was still there: better to be with friends than alone. Her father would have added a few things about rank, but she knew his voice was speaking through Falwasi at that moment.

"Thanks," she said with a brighter smile, glad that the girl was at least warming up to her. They both seemed the solitary type, and though Kaskara wanted to be a good pack wolf, sometimes it was hard to open up to others and depend on them. In her experience, many wolves were not dependable, and would betray at the first opportunity. She was glad, at least, that she had Scimitar to lean on here. Kaskara turned and left, seeking out food, then water, then her brother, to see how he and Bazi were doing.