Blacktail Deer Plateau The sound of my heart

"I know," he said gently. "You are a very good-hearted wolf, Saēna." He wanted to continue on and tell her how proud he was of her. He wanted to tell her she was smart, pretty, many things like her mother. The girl was a little more quiet and serious, and he smiled when it dawned on him that it might be something she inherited from him.

Kisu watched her as she turned and then asked if they could go home. He felt as if the entire plateau was "home," but maybe she was not used to having such a large area called that term. The children had the den and the the rendezvous point, which were generally small areas. "Yes, we can go." He didn't feel as if he had a choice, but children were demanding and he was old.