Duskfire Glacier golden days.

Before she could grace him with more of her wit, a newcomer entered the scene. Ezrah turned to peer at the little wolf with interest, stifling his smile, though one glimmered in the pools of champagne that were his eyes. The boy wasted little time announcing to whom he belonged, which appeared to give Lane just the proof she needed to show she was who she said. It was good enough for Ezrah, though he didn't let the game end so easily.

"Good, I was hoping for some back up with this one," Ezrah said to him, gesturing towards Lane, "Now Wintersbane has put me in charge of helping out with keeping these borders safe, but I could use the opinion of an experienced soldier such as yourself. You tell me now, is this here she-wolf a friend as she claims to be?" He said it all without a hint of mirth, giving the boy a very serious look as though he were the highest ranking member of the pack.