Silvertip Mountain The truth shall set you free

She could tell her Uncle was upset, and she believed him when he said he hadn't meant to upset her siblings. He looked so sad, and she didn't hesitate to bump her nose to his, hoping to make him feel better. When he began his story, her mind replayed all the times the pack had brought her food, all the times her mother had passed it on to her pups, even Solemn giving up his own food. She hadn't seen it then, hadn't known they would die because of so many passed meals.

Her expression had been thoughtful as listened, and then it turned to confusion when Steady said he had used what was left of her mother's body to survive. A memory surfaced of her mother, just after Solemn's death. Do you mean... you did to Mommy what Mommy tried to get us to do to Solemn? she asked. Odette had been at the forefront of that conversation, but Adeline had been watching from the entrance of the den. She hadn't understood then; she only knew her brother was dead and Mommy was trying to feed him to the rest of the pups. None of them had.