Bearclaw Valley well shit

Bearclaw Valley wasn't the worst of solutions in Laurel's mind, though it would always remind her of Xan. But it was better than being stuck under Terance's rule, perhaps. Yet could they hold the territory with just their little family? They needed more able bodies to get the pups through their first winter, Laurel felt. She didn't want it to be tight, like last year. We need a pack, a big pack who can support us when the pups are little, Laurel explained to her son. Maybe when they are a little bigger, we could come back to the Valley. Or go somewhere else, but she decided not to tell him that bit yet. Let's go find your aunt, Laurel said to Lucas. She reached to nudge his shoulder but then stopped short of touching him and simply started making her way back towards Indra.