shake it off

Kaskara was getting better at understanding him, though she was far from perfect at it. She smiled just the same and replied, "I appreciate your advice, Kieran. I definitely plan to leave before it snows. I just wanted to see what the leaders preferred before I made any decisions." Little did she know that Bazi would soon trek northward as well, leaving Kas to look for Scimitar alone, and ask of his advice. For now, however, Kas was content to talk to Kieran and look for her leaders later this afternoon.

"What brought you to Swiftcurrent Creek?" she asked softly, seating herself across from him. She didn't mean to pry, and certainly didn't want to bring up any bad memories, but she was curious what had drawn him into this pack versus the others in the wilds. There were quite a few to choose from, and she was certain that Kieran's reasons for joining the creek were different than her own.