Alpine Lake and so it begins

Her words were not necessarily comforting, though he believed she had meant them to be in a way. He could not imagine a life where his siblings were not part of it – including his brother, despite his anger toward him. “You speak from experience?” The question was gentle in its own right, his eyes glancing to her to see if she held any reaction at all. It only occurred to him then that despite how the two had sought friendship from one another after Lasher’s death, he knew very little of the pale she-wolf at his side.