Ren whistled jauntily on his way to the Winespring Inn, throwing winks at the young women he passed and stopping to shake hands with men, gossip with old friends.<br/><br/>The sheppard came up behind Daniel and Nehal, raising his hand to wave, but he went a tad bit pale when he heard what they spoke of.<br/><br/>"Hard winter, ey guys," he spoke, ucnharectisticly hushed.  "I had a run in with a starving wolf, lost two sheep and before I could drive it off."<em>Almost lost my date too.</em>"A bad year can bring all kinds of trouble."