Nova Peak I

Moon Runner quickly followed as her lope turned into a swift canter up the mountain’s rocky terrain.

If Cloud Dancer and Grim Tooth had taken one another as mates, then the seeds of the next generation will have been sewn. They would need a watcher. A guardian. A caretaker.

She was led to the communal den where Grim Tooth had rested. Where Rolling Thunder, Blood Spot, and Chipmunk had once lived.

She slipped through its mouth and curled up as if to say home.