Swiftcurrent Creek the absence ceases

"That's beautiful," Falwasi murmured subsequently the Shadow look-alike's explanation. He did not fully answer her question, which would have given her an answer to the possibility of the Bypass leader and Raziel's relation, but that did not matter to her. The meaning of his name was just as good, and if the two males were related, she would learn soon enough. A secret could not lie hidden forever.

The now independent wolf mused where her name might have derived from, but in all honesty, she did not know. "The fallow deer," she replied. How her parents knew she would have the sure-footedness of the creature, she did not know. However, their coloration was likened and could be the reasoning of her naming.

"How are you adjusting to the Creek?," Falwasi asked, making customary newcomer talk. "Have you met any wolves to your liking?" She knew there were many other wolves that required introductions, but for the time being she would commence with Raziel.