Blacktail Deer Plateau I Made a Wrong Turn to Right

Pied sensed a lot of unspoken thoughts implied by the brief silence that passed between them, yet she didn't press her pack mate to share. When Vires eventually questioned her about the others in the pack, Pied tried to recall her most recent encounters with everyone. Some she only saw briefly in passing, whereas she had more intimate connections with others, like Hawkeye, and saw them on a much more regular basis.

"Everyone's doing well, as far as I know. Have you been spending much time with the others?" she prodded gently. "Now that you mention it, though, I haven't seen much of Leto since we came to the plateau," Pied added even as the realization struck her.