Redtail Rise We all see the door, hoping it'll open something in a major way.

She sat upon her haunches, a pose poised yet signaling relaxation. Riley felt inclined to do the same, but held.

Pleasantries aside, Riley didn’t catch the way her name slipped out, as if it were a stranger’s name. He focused instead on her question.

Yes. Through out his time at the Rise, he’d really only gotten to know Masque and two other wolves — Carrion and Watcher.

He sensed his awkwardness imperiled their meeting, which was exactly why he voiced a thought almost too impulsive to utter. But he has been there, and everything about that day puzzled him. Why did you do it?