Heron Lake Plateau Like a bad penny

She reacted about like Quixote had at the offer, but hey, least he'd made it! Now nothing that occurred would be his fault, so long as he did his best to keep things smooth.

"He did," Colt answered with a congratulatory smile, then gave a quick laugh.  "Better you two than me, honestly.  Just glad your willing."  Colt woulda flat out refused the title - not that it would have ever been offered.  There were those meant for it and those not, and he lay firmly in the latter.  He appreciated her comment, and that was part of the laugh too.... that might be the only way to keep everyone around here happy.

"Me? Found a nice little lake a ways north of here, hung about a while.  Met a couple wolves but didn't get into anything too interesting.  Nothin like here."  He shook his head.  "Sorry about my sister."  Quixote had filled him in on her stepping down, and he imagined her lack of support woulda been unideal.