Wapun Meadow blood axe

"didn't care last year. don't care this year," ancelin rejoined, a friendly glow touching his face. "you've seen how badass my girls are. another four of them and wow, we could have an army."
he supposed they essentially did at this point. "what about you, tvar? any hopes on the home front?" by now he wondered if the vague knowledge of this man and towhee had made it around the pack; ancelin was speaking to that now, allowing their pick for leadership to express whatever was on his mind. maybe they'd even get some bonding out of it or whatever, ancelin was just pleased with how smoothly the valley's internal rankings had gotten on thus far.