Whitebark Stream time don’t make it better

you did it! surya exclaimed, once alsek had joined him out in the open. he smiled, forgetting even the sting the thorns had left behind. i told you it would be okay, chhotu. he said it slowly once more, wondering if the boy could get the hang of it.

had kavik been watching from the shadows? he could only hope, though it was a good thing that the rescue mission had been a success and not an abject failure.

he cocked his head. you have a sibling, right? he asked, then clarified, a brother or sister, i mean? he was certain the pup wasn't an only child; kavik's mate(?) had more than one youthful scent clinging to her den. was the other kid as adventurous? surya hadn't seen it, yet.