Broken Antler Fen Waiting on the world to change

Sebastian gently steered her back to the edges of the fen, they were swimming for awhile now, but he decided that a break would be better, especially since Odette asked a really deep question. He could really reflect that back on himself. "You know. It might not seem that way, but I had a very rough childhood. My parents weren't like yours, or well, my father wasn't. He wasn't a good man, then my mother died, the one wolf I loved very deeply. I was so conflicted, scared I was just as bad of a person as my father was," he explained.

It had not been easy. "Now it turns out I am not like him, because I made certain decisions. Life throws these difficulties at you to learn about yourself, and make choices. The day we met and you came with me was one of those big choices, even the one choice to leave the territory. Life can do funny things. What if I hadn't made to choice to go to Silvertip or take another route, we would not have met," he tried to explain but he was not sure if his point was getting across. "The point being; You wouldn't live your life if everything was perfect and as easy at swimming. You wouldn't learn anything. Life might seem difficult now, but in the end you will grow stronger out of this. A pup the same age as you might have less maturity or a view of life than you have. And that makes you extra special, at least I think that. You are special Odie. I truly believe that."