Swiftcurrent Creek kiss the night goodbye

Bazi listened impatiently to Galileo's tale of woe, but did a decent job of hiding her feelings behind a gently frowning mask of concern. Had he ended the story on his mother's silence, she would have let it go - nearly every wolf in the Creek came to it with some measure of tragedy in their past; the young beta was no exception. But she was not yet two, and her mind was still plenty malleable. Unless she put in a significant amount of effort, her service to Fox and Swiftcurrent Creek was the only existence she could remember.

But the fact that he insisted that his life between family and now had no relevance only made her more curious. She was about to insist that there were no secrets between Swiftcurrent family when Fox appeared, as if summoned by Galileo's newness. Bazi's face brightened. She gave her recruit's shoulder a gentle nip and a sidelong glance that very clearly said kneel before rushing forward to nudge her leader's chin. "This is Galileo, the one I was talking about," she introduced, excitement giving new life to her tail - it swished violently against the ground, wiping the slate clean of the stilted, awkward conversation they had embarked on before Fox's arrival. "He has survived alone longer than anyone I've ever met, and I wanted him for us."