Swiftcurrent Creek And in the Naked Light, I saw

There had been reprieve for a night—or, a break from the drama that surrounded the creek wolves in the form of a gilded she-wolf who’s elevator didn’t seen to quite reach the top floor. @Jakoul was his primary concern now—but he knew was out of time on trying to come up with a solution when he heard paw falls outside the den.

The pups slept—for now. Soon they would awake and hunger, and he had nothing to offer them. Surely, they could begin meat now. It must have been time?

He hadn’t slept—and so, disheveled, he unfurled his protective form from the trio of whelps and gingerly stepped out into the morning light, his eyes cast upon both Arric and Moss, knowing the reason they had come to him—

—But he was the first to speak. “Jakoul’s missing. She wasn’t here when I stopped by last night… and she hasn’t come back this morning.”