his appointment into the leadership rank had brought lasher a quiet sense of pride. he had not changed; he would not use his newfound role for ill gains, but a new confidence lurked in his step all the same. today he searched for a densite in which blue willow could give birth. it was a task that would lack true meaning until he suggested it to her — the healer's current shelter had been occupied by invalids as of late, and he wished for a space more replete with amenities for her.
koda, that was the man's name — lasher slowed in his trek to regard the young man kindly. he had not formally met the plateau wolf before, but knew that 'twas he who had offered to escort finley home, before the unseemly row instigated by osprey junior. yet taltos did not approach, not yet; he waited to be seen, and if koda did not spot him, away would he move.