Redsand Canyon I can change a tire on the side of a road

He smiled ruefully at her remark. I care, he murmured, pressing his nose to her muzzle. I'll always care, I promise.

He was a little choked up by that, and it took a moment for him to voice his thoughts on Epoch. He wasn't keen on the other pack—if they were just an offshoot of Mereo, as he saw them, would they be any different? But there were some souls he cared about there. . .

Ma. . . Killdeer began, a little uncertainly. I don't think I want to live in Epoch. But I do want Towhee and her family and Phox to live with us. Do you—think they'd leave?

She probably knew better than he did. And he was afraid to hear the answer.