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Authors: Viola Rivard
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protect them, until his last breath.
Epilogue
O ctober , 1995
Caim looked between Sarah, his father, and their pup. The small creature did not look like what he was expecting.
In the past few months, Caim had thought a lot about Sarah’s pup and what it would look like. He had never seen a pup when it was just born, at least not one that he could remember.
In the spring, he had seen a great deal of pups. Sarah’s pup did not look like any of them. It did not have sharp claws like a bear cub, or pointy little teeth like the kittens he had met. If anything, it reminded him of a fawn—small and delicate. At least a fawn could walk though. This thing did not look like it could do much of anything.
“Do you want to hold the baby?” Sarah asked.
Caim did not have to consider the answer. “No,” he said firmly.
Caim was not always careful. Two weeks ago, he had found a very big bullfrog. It was almost as big as his head. He knew that Lotus would never believe him, and so he had tried to carry it back to the den. In his excitement to pick it up, Caim had accidentally bitten it.
He did not think that he would bite Sarah’s pup, but sometimes he did not know his own strength. It was for the best that he did not touch it, at least not until it was much bigger.
Sarah and his father exchanged glances. Caim did not like it when they did that. He was fairly certain that they had some secret code that he did not know. Yes, Caim was sure of it.
“Well, why don’t you hold the baby for just a second while I get comfortable?”
She said it like a question, but it was not a question, it was a trick. Caim realized this when she did not wait for an answer, but just pushed the pup at him. He reached out for it without thinking, and the next thing he knew, he was holding it.
It was only once he was holding it that Caim realized just how small the pup was. It did not make sense to him. As big as Sarah had been, she could have easily fit two or three of them in her belly.
Caim asked, “Is it a male?”
Sarah smiled at him. “Can’t you tell?”
He looked back down at the pup. Its face was pink and seemed a little smushed to him. There was a tuft of brown hair on its head, but the rest of its skin was smooth. It did not look like a boy or a girl. As far as Caim could tell, it looked like it wasn’t ready to be born yet. He wondered if it was an option to put it back.
“A female?” Caim asked hopefully.
Sarah nodded, and Caim felt immensely pleased.
“That is good,” he said. “You should not have male pups. They would be bad hunters. Wolves cannot wear glasses.”
She laughed, pushing her glasses up the bridge of her nose. Caim had not thought to make a joke, but her laughter made him happy all the same.
His father leaned down, placing a kiss on Sarah’s forehead. For the first time, Caim realized how tired they both looked. There were dark circles under his father’s eyes, and the strength that always seemed to emanate off him was noticeably depleted. His father had been afraid for Sarah. He had tried to hide it, just as Sarah had tried to hide how much she was hurting, but Caim had seen. Caim had been afraid too.
While Sarah was having the pup, his uncles had taken him hunting. It was supposed to be Lotus’s night, but they let him go anyway.
Caim enjoyed hunting around the new den. There were lots of things he liked. Aside from the bullfrogs, there were plenty of rabbits, and he had even seen a family of boars once, though they had been too quick for him to catch.
He had not caught anything tonight. When Alder and Hale had gone off to chase an elk, Caim had returned to the den, heading for Snow’s room. It was quiet there, and far enough away that he could not hear the sounds of Sarah’s pain. Unlike Snow, he had been unable to fall asleep.
“You will have to get used to the idea of having a brother, Caim,” his father said. He nuzzled Sarah’s neck. “You will have many.”
Sarah snorted and
Epilogue
O ctober , 1995
Caim looked between Sarah, his father, and their pup. The small creature did not look like what he was expecting.
In the past few months, Caim had thought a lot about Sarah’s pup and what it would look like. He had never seen a pup when it was just born, at least not one that he could remember.
In the spring, he had seen a great deal of pups. Sarah’s pup did not look like any of them. It did not have sharp claws like a bear cub, or pointy little teeth like the kittens he had met. If anything, it reminded him of a fawn—small and delicate. At least a fawn could walk though. This thing did not look like it could do much of anything.
“Do you want to hold the baby?” Sarah asked.
Caim did not have to consider the answer. “No,” he said firmly.
Caim was not always careful. Two weeks ago, he had found a very big bullfrog. It was almost as big as his head. He knew that Lotus would never believe him, and so he had tried to carry it back to the den. In his excitement to pick it up, Caim had accidentally bitten it.
He did not think that he would bite Sarah’s pup, but sometimes he did not know his own strength. It was for the best that he did not touch it, at least not until it was much bigger.
Sarah and his father exchanged glances. Caim did not like it when they did that. He was fairly certain that they had some secret code that he did not know. Yes, Caim was sure of it.
“Well, why don’t you hold the baby for just a second while I get comfortable?”
She said it like a question, but it was not a question, it was a trick. Caim realized this when she did not wait for an answer, but just pushed the pup at him. He reached out for it without thinking, and the next thing he knew, he was holding it.
It was only once he was holding it that Caim realized just how small the pup was. It did not make sense to him. As big as Sarah had been, she could have easily fit two or three of them in her belly.
Caim asked, “Is it a male?”
Sarah smiled at him. “Can’t you tell?”
He looked back down at the pup. Its face was pink and seemed a little smushed to him. There was a tuft of brown hair on its head, but the rest of its skin was smooth. It did not look like a boy or a girl. As far as Caim could tell, it looked like it wasn’t ready to be born yet. He wondered if it was an option to put it back.
“A female?” Caim asked hopefully.
Sarah nodded, and Caim felt immensely pleased.
“That is good,” he said. “You should not have male pups. They would be bad hunters. Wolves cannot wear glasses.”
She laughed, pushing her glasses up the bridge of her nose. Caim had not thought to make a joke, but her laughter made him happy all the same.
His father leaned down, placing a kiss on Sarah’s forehead. For the first time, Caim realized how tired they both looked. There were dark circles under his father’s eyes, and the strength that always seemed to emanate off him was noticeably depleted. His father had been afraid for Sarah. He had tried to hide it, just as Sarah had tried to hide how much she was hurting, but Caim had seen. Caim had been afraid too.
While Sarah was having the pup, his uncles had taken him hunting. It was supposed to be Lotus’s night, but they let him go anyway.
Caim enjoyed hunting around the new den. There were lots of things he liked. Aside from the bullfrogs, there were plenty of rabbits, and he had even seen a family of boars once, though they had been too quick for him to catch.
He had not caught anything tonight. When Alder and Hale had gone off to chase an elk, Caim had returned to the den, heading for Snow’s room. It was quiet there, and far enough away that he could not hear the sounds of Sarah’s pain. Unlike Snow, he had been unable to fall asleep.
“You will have to get used to the idea of having a brother, Caim,” his father said. He nuzzled Sarah’s neck. “You will have many.”
Sarah snorted and
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