Altar of Twilight evergreen

she knew what stripes were! but she waited dumbly as the searching man explained. "he is from saints?" she asked, stupidly, watching his eyes for any sign of response. then, and only then, would she know that this lost boy was the son of her former lover.
"i teya, raven of brecheliant," the young wolf introduced belatedly. "if you willing to look for jasmine too, there is place for you, in pack."