The Heartwood I know that I ended it,

Everything about him was different from what she knew. Whether or not that was a good thing, Leonore was yet to decide.

I'm Leonore. She responded, her head leaning forward to get ahold of his scent. Where did you come from, Katmai? She stood confident as she had been taught, but surrounded herself with an air of caution. The friendly exchanges they had shared so far were helping her ease up, of course.

She remembered there had been plenty of other pups her age in Swiftcurrent Creek, but she had never thought to wonder about the children in other packs.. he was the first wolf her age who she had met in some time.