Moon

Time passes...
You find yourself back at a familiar place, a place you haven't been to in quite some time. You associate the smell of the area with the warm feeling of comfort. You are suddenly approached by an unfamiliar wolf, your hackles go up immediately. She is white with black saddle ticking on her most of her body with a totally black face with piercing orange eyes. You skittishly allow her to sniff you to exchange information. She sees that you are confused and asks if you're friends of the wolf House. You reply yes. She explains that She is the new lead wolf of the pack that was once his. You ask what happened to him, fearing the worst. She says that he passed on due to old age, nothing bad she assures you. You do feel relieved at this information but still a bit puzzled. "He told me that his offspring would be leading the pack if anything were to happen to him and well...you don't look like how I pictured his offspring looking like to be honest." you say with great embarrassment, your hackles still up but not as much as before. Moon lets out a tiny chuckle and smiles. She explains that she is in fact not his offspring. She was chosen to lead the pack because all of his offspring had other obligations to the pack already like hunting or pupsitting and that their loyalty was to the pack as a whole first. They each knew that they played a vital role in the pack already and for any of them to abandon their current role had the potential to throw the whole pack into chaos. I offered to lead the pack as I had no prior obligations at the time. After much decision among them, they proudly gave me the role. They knew that I would carry on his great legacy and continue to lead the pack and help those who were in need. We are the pack who believe in second chances she adds. We understand that no wolf is perfect and so have no problem with giving those who need a second chance or more the benefit of the doubt. We believe that all wolves can better themselves no matter what, no matter how small if they should so wish to do so. There is no shame in asking for help. We also act as a stepping stone to those who need time to get their paws steady before they can take another step in the great cycle of life. Your hackles go completely down in light of this new information along with your ears as you suddenly start to feel sadness over the loss of your friend.

You feel sad that you won't be seeing your friend again. She sees the saddened expression on your face. "I know this must be hard for you. House said that he was fond of you." She says trying to make you feel better about things.

Just then you hear a rustling in the woods next to you, you turn your head, hackles going up again in prep for a possible predator. A young wolf pup comes out. Your hackles go down. You notice the pup has House's looks and realize it's one of his offspring. Moon laughs at the pup as they turn and bites something in the woods. A second later a loud yelp is heard from that direction. Another adult wolf appears with the pup latched on to their tail. "How many times do I have to tell you that if you want to chew on something, chew on a feather of some sort or owl talon but not me?!"

As you can see, it's puppy session Moon explains as she gently picks up the puppy, forcing him to release its grip of the adult wolves tail. The adult thanks her for the help while licking the bite site. "I can't wait until your adult teeth come in so you won't feel the need to chew everyone in site." He says. "I'm sorry." whimpers the puppy only now realizing that he's hurt another wolf by mistake. "That's fine here have this owl talon instead of me." the adult wolf says picking up and giving the pup the talon. The pup quickly goes to work gnawing at it trying to soothe their poor sore gums. "Those puppy teeth are like porcupine quills at times" you hear the puppy sitter say under his breath as he picks up the pup and goes back to the puppy den. You suddenly remember your own awful experience with porcupines when you yourself were just a puppy and feel bad for the sitter. You shudder at the thought of it and shake off to the very memory.

Moon licks you to help you feel better. You ask her is she's ever seen a human. She replies no but she's heard of what they've done for many of the past members of the pack in the past. She says that she's not sure what she'd make of them if she'd see one or more in person. She also added that she'd have no clue if she thought they were friend or foe until the encounter happened, if it ever did that is. She tells you to make yourself at home much like House did when you first came here with him. The warm comfort you came to associate with this place finally comes back to you. You feel safe in Moon's paws finally knowing that you can totally let your guard down with her now. She is a friend of yours for the rest of your life and not a foe. You leave knowing that you have a new friend for life and will always cherish the memories that you have with House. You howl in memory of House and packs nearby join in to also honor his memory.