Rising Sun Valley Dear Fellow Traveller

He grinned widely in response. "Of that I've no doubt. You could probably chase off a bear if you had the mind to. Got that look in your eye." He winked. Though it might still be mistaken for empty flattery, he was nonetheless sincere in his offering of compliment. She had a wildness about her. The quiet, thoughtful sort of circumspection that usually belonged to much older wolves.

She had no obvious packscent. He assumed she was a dispersal, like him. Bobbing his head down and then lifting it again, Louis let his curiosity loose, "Where are you from, Tauris? Is it near, or have you been traveling a long way?"