Bearclaw Valley eat it up for dinner

enough skills, willing to expand. the valley was growing at a rate which pleased ancelin and perhaps made him amenable enough to accept her. the last, however, gave him only a little pause. "prove yourself first, especially to the queen. ameline. show us what you can do and i don't think there will be a problem in the spring."
with who? he wanted to ask, wondering if these ladies showed up for the strapping guardian as much as the pack life. "i'm ancelin. what's your name?" he said instead, lifting a hard paw to pull the duck his way.