The Sentinels You say...

Over the weeks that followed her return to the pack, Osprey had got used to "bumping into" packmates, therefore her reaction to sudden greetings and approaches was not quite as aggressive as it had been. She still jumped a bit, when Dante spoke to her, but she turned to face him with a friendly smile and wagging tail. 

"Hey," she told him and then closed the distance between them to gently nuzzle the fur on her friend's neck. She then went to stand next to him - side by side - and regarded the view once more. "It does look amazing," Osprey said and, when it occurred to her that as of this day Dante was not an alpha anymore, she looked up and continued. "So, how does it feel to be a free man again?"