Swiftcurrent Creek tomorrow’s kings

He’d heard the word “surrogate” before, though never in this particular context. Etienne didn’t explain, leaving the yearling to fall back on his skills of deduction. Somehow, the thought of asking a she-wolf to carry offspring and give them away had never crossed his mind. It did now, with a little bit of a startled expression.

By ‘surrogate,’ do you mean asking a she-wolf to conceive, carry and deliver puppies… then give
Etienne did not know much about surrogacy. But he knew he wasn't sure he would ask such a thing of anybody. A she wolf that did that, well she would have had to have had a lot of love in her heart to do such thing. You carry them for so long and then give away.

Yes. Ideally I would tink you would pick one close to you dat was not wit' a mate or even dat was. In my 'ome village 'ardly any of us know w'o are fat'ers be. We are raised by mot'ers 'ardly any men unless dey are born to the cliffs. And we are fine. But anyway. I would tink dat 'er would find one or even if one of dey partners is willing to sire dem.::

Etienne begged Goldfinch to come with him and she had refused. So instead he took her food and furs and made sure she was okay. Precious baby all alone. He felt his heart tighten at the thought of her tiny face.