Moonspear I will die your daughter.

When calling Treepie over he never thought that Hokulani would snap her teeth in the direction of his packmate. He moved without thought; he would not allow her to insult the wolves who had done so much to care for him.

Shoulder first, he rammed into her torso like the heaviest bull. She fell, he wrinkled his nose. He would not bare his teeth to her - she would not be allowed that satisfaction.

If this is the way you act, then you are not my daughter. His words were spoken in a hiss as he lowered his head to her. A parasite who crawled into the womb of my lover, nothing more.

He had lost his temper if only for a moment, and the words that had occupied the back of his mind for so long flowed out.

Head lifting, he looks back to Treepie. I'll take her to the borders. Thank you for bringing her to me, Treepie.