Swiftcurrent Creek that autumn chill · pack meeting [r2 ends 10/04]

Pups looked on with curiosity—adults conversed as openly as they could without lending fear or anxiety to the discussion. It was the hand they were dealt with—or, so perceived by the man who stood before them.

When the decision was finalized, the Mayfair would move about the others—a shared nudge given, solidarity offered even though it felt like nothing would ever be enough. Was it ever?