They were quiet, but not inactive. New wolves had come to town and while they weren't necessarily pack, they were allies. The big one was powerful, and was adding to the ranks. It was an odd sort of friendship, but Hati didn't mind.
Anything to keep the pack strong, and the forests theirs.
He hadn't forgotten Little Red, but he hadn't chased her either. She'd proved not to have the stomach for them, and that was not his fault. Yet when he smelled her he'd turned and followed her. A bit of catching up couldn't go wrong.
He grinned at her voice and stepped from the shadows. "Straying from the path again?"