“Mommy, look at Susie!”

Further down the line, Susie had become something of a spectacle, engaging with her wolf far better

than she ever had with humans. And the wolf seemed to adore her, bouncing playfully. Even other girls‘

wolves had come closer to her, curious.

I watched her for a while as she gently spoke with the wolves, then pet them as they let her.

Susie eventually noticed me looking and waved.

During a break, Susie excused herself from her pack and came over to us. “How is it going?”

I gave her a sad kind of smile. “Okay, considering.” I glanced at my wolf, who lazed in the grass, then

back to Susie. “Susie, can you ask my wolf their name?”

Her eyes lit up with excitement. “Of course!” She approached my wolf calmly, who raised its head. She

didn’t say much. Mostly she just closed her eyes, like she was speaking inside of her mind, or maybe her

heart.

have a wolf. That strong inner presence had given me confidence

many occasions. I did my best to mimic what I

a physical piece

said that you can call her Silver,” Susie said, stepping back from the

a beautiful name for the large gray

some time.

be able to bond with you like

I looked down at Silver. “I would have liked to

field, the three princes greeted their own wolves. They were larger than all

adopted their paired

tipping his head against Joyce’s leg. Julian’s dipped

stood regally at his right side, moving as he moved, though

nor behind. An equal.

toward us then, Elva tugged

Nicholas an

safe,” he assured

bound forward. She was shorter than the wolf,

she said excitedly. She paused a moment.

Mister… Night?

he was watching the pair, a hint of awe in his

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