Stone Circle In the cold bright dawn

Solveig sensed that there might be a more complicated past that Bonario had come from. He was not immediately relieved, or even visibly moved by the warm welcome. She thought she even saw a flicker of guilt in his face- but didn’t all wolves who wandered away feel some amount of guilt?

She brushed it all aside. Sven was the forgiving type, and welcomed his former packmate home. Satisfied that their task at the borders had been completed, she brushed her shoulder against the leader’s, and moved off to allow them time to get caught up.