Swiftcurrent Creek I am not a legend, I'm a fraud

Nice ta meet ya, Mae.

Deciding to humor her, Kaiaka fell in step behind, her sharp gaze scanning the land as they moved. 
Just ya? Sounds mighty lonely. What’re ya waitin’ for? 

She hesitated, wondering if her questions cut too deep. Being on your own did things to a soul, it left a weight behind. Still, an ember of respect flickered in her chest for the dark she-wolf. Holding a territory alone? That took grit.

Swiftcurrent Creek, huh? Where’d the others go? Somethin' run ’em off?

Kaiaka hoped she didn’t sound too cold, too blunt, but she’d never been one to dance around her thoughts.