Wapun Meadow caught in the undertow

It seemed strange that there were wolves that had never been to the coast. Pantaleimon had heard of them, and had on occasion spoke with some; however, those conversations were always shallow and, since they had still lived close to the coast, all wolves visited the ocean on occasion.

He suggested she go through the mountains, though Pantaleimon did not like that idea very much. He mentioned there were packs there, too, which made Pantaleimon wish to go there even less so. However, unwanting to offend the other male, Pantaleimon awkwardly said, "Oh, thank you.", even though she had no intention to take his advice of going through the mountains. Well, he didn't need to know that.

"A-Are you from one of the mountain packs?" Pantaleimon asked the male, voice meek and clearly uncomfortable.