Horizon Ridge For the Heart

"We will see," Pump didn't want to give a promise that she wouldn't be able to keep. Friendship and trust in others did not come easy for her, because up until now she had depended on no one but herself. But now she was going to be a leader of wolves and in order for the pack to be strong, a force to be recognized, she needed to learn not to be afraid of putting her trust in them.

He seemed to accept everything she had said, even the blunt truth about her character had not deterred him from staying. That was good, because Pump had learned by now that she was not the easiest creature to be around and it was important that they accepted her the way she was. At her age it was hard to change established habits and she was not particularly keen on doing that either. "I won't," she replied. As long as he wouldn't hers.

"Now, let's get to business," Pump got to her feet, shook her coat and with it let the last remnants of formality fly away. "We have some people back there, who would be happy for a meal," she began to explain, what they were going to do. "Some prefer hunting, I prefer scavenging and we are just at the right place, where to start," of course she could leave Gavriil now and let him decide, how was he going to impress her and the others, but she decided that it would be more useful, if she offered a little help.

"Follow me!" she beckoned in the direction of sea lion shores, which lied in a bit of a distance and began walking.