Ouroboros Spine Fox-squirrels!

Their conversation turned interesting, though Mordecai couldn't have said how he felt about it. His queries seemed to unearth several more from the Spire wolf, however, and he listened to her fire away as though they were insights to her thoughts. Which they may as well have been, though he didn't devote much effort to interpreting them. Perhaps her leader had sent scouts out, and they had all gone to the same places.

“I believe his name was Cuan. He seemed to just be exploring, honestly.” And his words were honest; Cuan had struck him as one to be out exploring more than gathering information. Perhaps that had been the intent of his exploring, but the meaning had likely been lost along the way. Where he had gone was unknown to Mordecai, though he had assumed in his meeting with him that he had been returning to the Spire. Whether or not he had… who knew.

“But these woods are quiet, so I'm afraid I have nothing that would interest your leader.” A certain terseness found its way into him though, and he struggled to keep it out of his tone. So if the Spire's alpha was looking to assess threats, Mordecai had no interest in having them. The Spine kept itself apart from the others for a reason, and that reason he hoped would keep them out of trouble.