Whitebark Stream Her secrets still like songs I'd never learned.

@Kaori, one for you!

The news of Salvatore's illicit mating had bothered him for a time, and he felt torn between shielding this secret and reporting it to his mate. Artyom didn't wish to upset the balance in Whitebark ranks by sticking his nose into business where he did not belong, a move that would likely result in resentment. More than that, it felt wrong to keep such information from Dawn. He decided that he would wait a week or two, give Sal and his mystery she-wolf the opportunity to come clean themselves and if they did not, the ranger would have to inform their sterling Alphess.

Snow came in a some flurry that afternoon as the gilded wolf weaved through the foliage where their land bordered the maplewood, using this time to contemplate and refresh their markers. He trailed a shoulder along rugged and lifted a hind limb to deposit urine as he went, though his thoughts remained with his pack-mates and what could be an uncertain future for them.