Horizon Ridge hum drum

“Of course not,” Edy replied with a genuine smile. He would gain nothing from letting her get hurt, and considering she was a pack mate, he actually had something to gain by keeping her safe. Everybody had their place in the pack, and although Kennedy did not know what Thistle excelled in, he imagined it must have been something, or Akhlut would not have allowed her to join the ranks. At least he hoped that was the case. As much as the Razorback liked to care for others, he knew that dead weight was not something a pack wanted on their plate.

He trotted toward the waves which crashed on the shore, and when he was elbow-deep in the water, he checked back to see where Thistle was. “It’s a bit chilly!” he observed, shaking his coat to accentuate his point.