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She didn’t run away on purpose. Eager to explore and oblivious to the danger, Silktail frolicked into the wilderness in search of adventure. She forayed further and further from her family’s most recent rendezvous point, barely sparing a thought for how worried her parents would be when they returned from their hunt to discover their daughter had disappeared.

Giggling under her breath, the wayward puppy gave chase to a rabbit, which easily gave her the slip. After catching her breath, Silktail looked around and clapped eyes upon a small mountain in the distance. She trotted toward it, slowing a little when she came across the scent of wolves.

She finally thought of her mom, dad and brother. Silktail came to a stop and turned to look over her shoulder, as if she might see her small family off in the distance, despite the hours and miles she had traveled. Blowing a raspberry, she took a few steps back in that direction before halting again to rub sleepily at her eyes.