Just like the Governor had said he should do Milton was in search of new friends. He wanted to meet some people who would like him just as much as he liked them and he knew that if he was going to be a good pack mate he would have to do really well at getting to know people. It was a really good thing that he was really great at talking to people because that was one of the things he was best at and it meant he could get friends really easy. Milton loved new friends and he was excited that there was a whole pack filled with them and they were all waiting to meet him.
 
There was a dark wolf and Milton thought he looked so neat so he started to run toward him with a wagging tail and a smile. He was outside the caverns where the wolves were supposed to be sleeping so Milton thought he should be quieter because it was getting late and some wolves were probably already in bed. Milton started to tiptoe really quickly toward the other wolf and he gave the other wolf a friendly wolfy smile on his face. “Hi I’m Milton.” He was whispering because he didn’t want to wake anyone up.

Milton really liked the other wolf’s voice because it was deep and dark and sounded like he was a secret agent or a mysterious man. Milton wished that his voice was deep and dark too. It would have been cool to sound like that but Milton had a very high voice and he sounded almost like a girl. He wished he sounded more like Steele. Steele had a really cool name too and that would so neat for him to have a cool voice and a cool name too. Milton was already super happy that he had talked to this new wolf and tried to get to know him.
 
“Wow! Your name is so cool. I wish I had a cooler name like you do but I guess my name fits me haha. How long have you lived here?” Milton was still trying to be quiet in case the other wolves were sleeping in the caverns because that was where the Governor had said the other wolves would sleep when it was time to go to sleep. Milton just wanted to keep talking to Steele though because he was so cool and so mysterious.

Steele kinda talked a little funny. It was like he was doing a riddle but not quite and Milton thought it sounded so cool. Milton wished he could talk like that instead of just talking normal like he did. Milton thought Steele was so interesting and he wanted to know more about him but he seemed so mysterious that Milton didn’t think he would get very much information.
 
Steele asked Milton for his story and called him well mannered and that made Milton really happy because he wanted to make a good first impression. Milton smiled at him and he wagged his tassel some more to show that he was happy. “Oh! Well I don’t know. I was born in a desert. I don’t know how much you want to know but I’ll tell you everything if you’d like. It might take a while because a life takes a long time but we can trade stories can’t we?” Milton thought that this would be a great way to get Steele to share more about his life and so Milton could learn more about Steele without him being so mysterious and cool.

Steele started to talk about his family and Milton thought it was so cool that he was born to the Alpha and Beta of his old pack. Milton wished that his life was as interesting. Milton listened because he really liked Steele and he wanted to know more about him. Steele talked about being small and how his brothers and sisters were bigger than him. Milton thought that was kinda neat because Steele was still pretty big and Milton thought he looked like he could hunt and fight really well which is what Milton wanted to do for the pack. Milton thought hunting and fighting were the best things to do for your home.
 
“I have a sister named Flat Pat and she’s very nice but I haven’t seen her in a long time. I might have more brothers or sisters but my mom had me in the desert but she thought I looked weird when I was born. She thought I was melted somehow. So she left me and another mom was there who took care of me so she became my new mom and Flat Pat is my sister with my new mom.” Milton was still cheery about it because he thought that being a melted puppy was funny and he thought his real mom was really funny for leaving him behind because she thought she melted him. “How many brothers and sisters do you have?” Milton really liked to share with Steele and he hoped that Steele would like him too so that they could become friends.

Listening to Steele made Milton kinda sad because it seemed like Steele had a really difficult life and it was really hard for Milton to think about losing a brother. It was not something that Milton had wanted to hear from his new friend and he wished that he could make Steele feel better. It was really sad that it had happened to him and Milton didn’t want sad things to happen to good people. It wasn’t fair that Steele had to deal with all of that. Milton wanted Steele to be happy and have a happy life.
 
Milton made a very sad face and he put his head down. He wanted to show Steele that he was a good friend and that he would care about Steele and what Steele had gone through. “Maybe we can find your sister!” Milton tried to wag his tail and he got an excited look on his face. If they could find Steele’s sister then that would probably make his friend happy. Milton really just wanted Steele to have his family because family was super important and it was hard to deal with losing family.