Swiftcurrent Creek Tooth and claw

Uncle Arric appeared, calling out to the young wolf.

Nicodem lifted his head from his prize, ears perking tall on his head. When he was certain that it was only Arric and that the man did not want to take his antler, the boy's tail began to thump against the dirt.

Whatever issues Mae had with their caretaker had not met her brother's ears. Nico did not carry animosty toward any of the residents of the creek. He was much too young to feel such emotions. They had all tended to the children as they grew. Arric was just another friendly face.