Big Salmon Lake simmer down now

Sidewinder didn't seem to acknowledge his question, answering with one of his own. This threw Peregrine for a loop. He wondered if he (Peregrine, that is) was just slow or if Sidewinder was being so evasive that he avoided acknowledging the question completely. Interesting.

"Because I'm a dirty cheater," he replied with a shrug of his own. "What happens to the white wolf when you find him?" he wondered, aware that Sidewinder would likely ignore this question too.