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With so many wolves digging at once, their paws plowing into the half-melted snow, their progress was much quicker than Elwood anticipated. He slowed down and backed off a bit, stepping away to judge how much they had accomplished, when Raven suddenly disappeared from view. The powder shifted around her and Elwood briefly felt alarm, until he realized she had fallen into the cave.

Liffey dodged the mini-avalanche and then surged forward, calling out for her mother as she moved into the cavern. Elwood followed her swiftly, stepping over the collapsed wall of snow. His gaze swept over those gathered near the cleared entrance: Finley, Sassafras, and Lagan were all there, and beyond them were Eljay and the puppies -- all alive and well. "Thank goodness," he breathed, feeling almost numb with relief.