Arrow Lake Because all of us are normal and to be otherwise would make us outcasts

Dragomir returned to the thicket with no further detours, thoroughly deterred from wandering on his own. At least for the rest of the day. By tomorrow he would forget all about his encounter with the grouse and would be up to unsupervised wandering again, but Sadiq could rest easy knowing that today he had ensured that the young cub made it home safely. As he hastened for the thicket, he cast a quick look back over his shoulder at the man. Perhaps it could be construed as gratitude, but more likely he was just checking for his follower before disappearing back into his family's home.