Sunbeam Lair Be My Eyes

Clarence was happy to have a traveling companion - being around another wolf in this way was not familiar to the boy, but he loved it. Even if his counterpart was intent on testing and pushing him in ways he might not be fully comfortable with, he liked it much better than being alone.

The mountain was steep and Clarence's paws kept slipping on the icy rocks. His joints burned with the effort of keeping up with the taller wolf, but he was trained to ignore his body. The piebald boy kept pace well, overall, and didn't hesitate to approach the mouth of the cave alongside Santiago.

How could a cave be dangerous? It was dark, yes, but Clarence didn't see anything inherently dangerous about that. The weapon waved his tail and looked up at Santiago. "That's okay. Let's go," he stated, long legs carrying him into the cave without pausing.