Spotted Eagle Mountain Finally, I'm free

If he had a mean bone in his body, Killdeer would absorb that challenge and run with it. As it was, he cast it off, smiling, shaking his head.

As long as you're cool, I'm cool, he remarked to the man. But you've got wolf scent on your pelt. Who've you been staying with?

He didn't need to pry; it was just a matter of national security. He tilted his head, amiable, hoping to pull the information from the man based on friendly purposes.