Kavik yawned, he had just dispersed from his pack, tired and alone, he had no were to go. His black and grey fur was ruffled, he had hunted to boost his skills hours before, but now he was hungry. Dragging a carcass behind him, he was even more weighed down. He finally stopped, coyotes had been following for hours, and he didn't want to risk leading them into enemy territory. He approached a territory scented of a female, a dispersal. He hid the carcass and sniffed her out, she was laying in the grass, ears perked. She looked at him sharply, and he froze, lowering his ears and fur to look smaller and less threatening to her. He sniffed her face, she growled slightly. *Hello there* He said softly, trying to seem nicer. She sniffed his face. *Hello* She said through her body language. *Kavik. Friends?* He whined. *Alaska. Friends* She replied calmly. *Play?* He whined, tail wagging. She didn't respond, but she got up and started to play with him. After a few days of staying with her, he licked her muzzle. *I love you* She did the same thing. *Mates?* He whined. *Mates* Now that he had a mate, they were going to go to Slough Creek to have pups. After days of traveling, they arrived. The snow thick on the ground. Spring was...