Spotted Eagle Mountain i'm going home

Hmmm, he replied, taking a moment to ponder the question. That, he hadn't thought about so much. The wolves around him were most important; setting took a backseat.

I suppose. . .well, somewhere with plenty of game, obviously, he continued. And fresh water—I forgot how pretty the lake at the caldera is, Killer added with a smile. Trees, but maybe open places too, with deer—

Oh. He'd thought of something just then, but he wasn't sure how she'd take it. 

Somewhere closer to my dad, he said, a little quieter. Just so I could go and visit him more often. Even though he'll have his paws full with his new family.

A less intuitive wolf than Fennec might have missed the faint note of pique that colored that trailing statement. He was happy for Bronco, no doubt. . .but the thought of Teya's coming litter filled him with an almost-nauseating sense of, What if?