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Just as Nikai was contemplating the pack and his place in it, he heard the footfalls of his mother. He flicked an ear back towards her and greeted her with a soft woof accompanied by a smile. He nosed the bottom of her chin in respect as she washed his face, tail wagging.

"I don't think it'll be much more," he said, looking at his own paws. He doubted that he'd grow much more. Then, as their greeting died down, Nikai waited a few seconds and then asked, "Why did Day and Sunny and Dawn leave?" He missed them, a thing he wasn't afraid to admit — but he also longed to follow their footsteps and find his own path, a thing he was much more reluctant to admit to his mother.