Verdant Basin chatterteeth

A gentleman indeed. He requested to approach, and Fiona waved him over with a lazy swipe of her paw. There was no need to stay secluded simply because she was without a pack to call her own. Besides, meeting and greeting the locals was exactly why she had come here in the first place. Better to get to know them on her own terms instead of being forced into a situation she didn't particularly like.

You a loner by choice? she asked, curious. It wasn't that often she ran across somebody who didn't smell strongly of other wolves. She, of course, had her reasons for traveling alone for now.