take apart the counting and the flock it has bred

Dante laughed. "Nor did I!" At the time of their meeting, he hadn't even decided if he was going to stay in these parts, let alone planned on future encounters. He'd surmised the other felt the same, but it seemed they had both planted roots.

"I actually signed on with a pack not long after. Met a decent fellow, Alpha of the Plateau. He convinced me to join." Dante recalled the day fondly. Peregrine had impressed him right off, a feat that was not easily done for a wolf as leery of power as Dante. "Been living there ever since. You?"