Whitebark Stream The world will be just fine.

Toshi was right about the great outdoors. It was nothing like the den he had grown so used to. Did that make it bad? No, not in the slightest. It was unfamiliar and strange, but that’s what made it so mesmerizing. Every trip outside the den was a new experience. While his brother fought imaginary foes, Toshi would stay back and admire the scenery at a snail’s pace.

It was the usual routine today; Kiyoshi leaped around their home while he drifted in and out of sleep in the shade. His eyes snapped open when footsteps approached the den, followed by his brother’s growl. Toshi babbled softly as he got up and stretched. Who was here ruining his beauty sleep? A guy he barely knew and a couple of strangers. Toshi would sit back and let his family handle them.