Northstar Vale wayfinder

So singular was her focus that Seal did not realize she wasn’t alone until the roughewn voice of a man rose above winter’s wind.

She was found!

There was no time for shame or apology. Seal had taken somebody else’s food and had been caught red-handed. Danger felt imminent. Every neuron in her brain lit up and screamed run.

Seal whirled around to face him as all the hair in her hackles stood erect.

He seemed oddly calm. A sadist?

Her muscles tensed.

“Yes...” the yearling admitted monosyllabically as her brown gaze attempted to decipher the intent of the pack wolf.