Sunset Valley i remember those soldier boys tripping over themselves to win our praise

The young wolf had been ripped away from her family the moment she could, their contact limited, but their focus on her teaching and training had become their first priority. Their closeness—or lack thereof—doesn’t surprise him. The girl was as much related to him as Thuringwethil and he knew one day he might lead beneath her and for that he doesn’t blame the fact she turns away from him. However, it’s obvious she doesn’t understand the severity of the situation.

“No,” he barked, bouncing forward a few steps to get in front of her. “If they knew you were here, you could be in danger,” he told her, finding comfort in his own tongue but he hadn’t been exposed to the common language as much as she might have been. “Heda would want you protected. We can find her together.”