Heron Lake Plateau they rush to tell, they rush to say

Although the howl hadn't been directed at Elwood, he hastened to greet the caller at the borders. He remembered the days of being an Alpha with a newborn litter -- the world continued to turn, while all the new parents really wanted to do was spend time with their babies. But there were always other demands. His thought, as he trotted to the edge of the plateau's territory, was that, though he was retired, he could lend a hand in order to take something off of Raven and Quixote's full plate.

He was pleasantly surprised, however, to see his goddaughter cautiously approaching two unfamiliar wolves. The former leader came to stand next to Raven, bumping her shoulder gently and amicably with his own before fixing his yellow gaze expectantly on the strangers.