Dawnlark Plains for the heart whose woes are legion

ever since she had learned to stand she had been exploring every inch of the whelping den.  only two had been allowed to visit thus far; when a big wolf blocked the big light that was the mouth of the den she assumed it was going to be daddy.

and then it wasn't!  she booked it over to the stranger as fast as her little legs would carry her and gave a warbling howl before looking back at mommy.