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"You don't give yourself enough credit," she said with a smile. "Not many wolves would follow two girls north with winter weather on the way, or deal with an errant alpha like we have." She loved Bazi and what she said was not meant to harm her in any way. It was true, nonetheless: she had been errant for many weeks now and it was their duty to bring her home.

"But I know you're humble and won't agree with me. Just know that I appreciate everything that you have done for me, for Scimitar, and for Swiftcurrent Creek." Briefly wondering if she was laying it on too thick, Kaskara ignored that part of her and decided that the truth could never be too thick. "I'm proud to call you my friend, even if I don't know much about you." She had promised not to pry, and she would stick to that promise, but she did wonder about his past and the grief that he carried on his shoulders like a mantle or a shield.