Silver Creek bad rock

Of course things were more complicated than that, but only so much depth could be described to such a young thing. The important point, Shreya realised, was to tell her a child-friendly version of the truth, explain the importance of a grey area, and give Laurel the respect and space to think it through on her own terms.

She smiled at the girl's cheekiness, and responded to the question as they reached the river. I had a word with Spring about that, she said. You've never met your dad, and the pack — your guardians — aren't comfortable with him because of the naughty things he's done. That's the long reason why you have to stay away from him. But luckily, she added, you don't have to worry about that for now, because he's nowhere to be seen. She paused with mock-suspicion. and moved her good paw to peer under a rock. Hmm no, he's not even under this rock.