Swiftcurrent Creek I wish you were staying

Her round little eyes focused on his face as he gave away his name, she appreciated the fact that he tried to spell it out for her, she didn't have the best pronunciation but talking was something she enjoyed. The young girl stretched her toes and her back to try to get a better grip on the man's leg.

"Shaaa-doh", she repeated in her own way, wagging her tail wildly at the excitement of having a new friend. She wondered what Val and Jokull would think of that!! While her older brother had claimed the peppered male, Gali as his own, the sisters had both befriended the pack's lovely Alpha Bazi. Now she had Shadow all to herself --well Larus had met him too but he wasn't there now.

When he continued to edge her on, she took little jumps and tried digging her claws into his skin; which couldn't have felt too pleasant, but no matter how hard she tried she couldn't climb the ashen mountain that called itself Shadow.