Shadowwyn Moor blood talon

The further they pushed onward, the further Ridgeback moved from his past. In constant motion, it became nearly impossible to ruminate and thus with every change of camp he found himself living in the present, and working toward the future. Days were filled with hunting, with community, with sharing and laughter. Thoughtful moments of silence in tracking and shadowing the mighty herd were meditative in nature for him. 

His wife smiled, and not only at him but with Suliya as well. He was grateful that their new life brought her both peace and joy; it seemed to suit them both well. And still they could find time to be alone together, as they did when they came to their new haunt; he growled softly and pursued his wife into the shadows where soft laughter and the murmur of happy voices could lift with the mist.