Wild Berry Meadow Sound The Bugle Now

He looked up with a snap at the sound of a wolf approaching. A low growl rumbled through his chest and the remains of his lip curled as he moved in front of Corra defensively. 
All that changed when the stranger spoke. 
"Mal?" 
He asked, cocking his head to get a better look with his good eye. Confirming that it was in fact the man who had knocked some sense into him, he leaped to his paws. "Corra, this is Mal- the one I was telling you about. The one that started our little... adventure." 
He turned back to the man, eyes appraising him for a moment. He looked good, happier, more confident, with the telltale curled plume of a leader. Memory gave his own tail a friendly wave. 
"We technically are- but not the way you think. I left the Nightwalkers. We're heading north to Renian Empire. I've got a pretty little thing waiting for me." He grinned.