You stop by a large pine tree for a rest. Upon sitting down, two wolves come racing by you. You stand up and watch as they run to a big boulder, and then turn around and run past. You trot after them, curious as to what they could be doing. When you finally catch up, you find them you see a white wolf with grey speckling on his face, back, and tail sitting down and panting. Meanwhile a brown and red adolescent is still running around him. She looks up and sees you approaching and runs off. The remaining wolf laughs. You greet the wolf as you walk up and ask what was happening.
"Aw, we were just racing. I was trying to get rid of some of Red Feather's energy." He says. He squints and looks closer at you. "You're new around here aren't you? I'm Mountain Winter." He says you go and sit across from him, intrigued by this very friendly wolf. You tell him your name and that you're only passing through.
"Just passing through? Well around here it's the more the merrier. Actually Mara enjoys bringing in other wolves in need." Mountain Winter says. You ask him what his story is. He smiles.
"It's a long story." He replies. You insist that you want to hear it.
"Oh fine. Well, my old pack was great. That is until another prairie pack attacked us. In the midst of the confusion myself and my younger two siblings were abandon. I would like to think it was an accident, and I'm pretty sure it was. But anyway, I was left to fend for my siblings alone on the prairie. As time wore on winter settled in and I needed to find a place to protect my siblings from the elements. Anyway, to make a longer story short, Fox Claw found us hiding in a snow storm. She took us back here, and Mara decided to keep us. I'm pretty grateful too. I don't think we would have made as long as he had." Mountain Winter says. You can't help but feel sorry for this wolf. Then again, he does seem to have a good attitude about it. He jumps up. "Well, I should go see if my hunting party needs to go. It was good talking to you, maybe I'll see you again?" He said. You nod. He smiles and runs off.