The Sunspire Shade Tree

Jace woke from a deep slumber and looked around. A small whimper rose up in his throat. He missed Leaf, what he would have done to have her tiny body wrapped up against his larger one. She had been so small, but she had been so strong. Her will and her stubborn pride were amazing to the dark man. He wondered at it so much, and he missed her so very much.

Taking a deep breath of the misty morning air, he stood and shook from his head to his toes. Starting a walk and increasing it to a gentle lope. He began a trek around the pack territory. Maybe he'd do some border patrol and then some hunting. He really needed to work on his gamekeeper and warden mastery. He would work on his warrior when he could, but he frankly hoped it wouldn't happen often. The only reason being that he didn't want to have others encroach on their territory enough that he'd have to fight with them.