Whitebark Stream When did I last look up to the sky?

Try as she might keep to herself, it could only go on for so long; Kaori was a social wolf by nature, a creation of her tribe. But the changes to her appearance made her hesitant—a small wolf, the growing of her abdomen was not easily missed. Stuck within her own mind, panicking alone, she had forgotten up until then that she did not have to be alone; Salvatore did not wish to be left out, he told her as much, and she assured him that she wanted the same. Yet, was she going back on her word by having not allowed him to endure this with her thus far? Uncertain, she heaved a heavy sigh and abandoned her den. Setting out, she searched for the male with the hope of sharing with him the weight she felt crushing her, not knowing that she would not find him that day.