When my big brother saw the hare behind me, my head lowered. Only shame showing in my eyes as I looked up at him. I didn’t want him to see it. I’m a thief, but not by my own choice. Would he understand that? He lowered his head so our eyes leveled. He spoke, asking me if I wanted to keep it, but adding that from now on, no stealing. I nodded and lowered my head to lick his paw. The most sincere way to ask for his forgiveness, to say that I am sorry. I decided to leave the hare there as we went to my brother’s pack. I went the whole way trying to mirror him. My paws drawn forward to step exactly where my brother had stepped. I looked at him, trying to do everything he did and exactly as he did! I wanted to be like him!

We reached the border soon, my nose twitched momentarily with the sudden waves of scents. Nervousness showed clearly in my eyes as Risk called out, telling me that we didn’t need to wait in the borders, that I was with him. We went deeper and deeper into the pack, my head turned as I watched everything. My brother ducked low beneath a sapling tree and I did the same, exactly like him, even shaking the snow flakes like him as he did it. I sat by his side and waited as he looked into the cave in front of us and called for someone. Moonglow! We waited together at the caves entrance. My tail waved nervously behind me a we waited. I don’t know… Would this alpha accept me? Would she say that I can’t be part of the pack? I’m so tiny… I know I will grow more, but would I be like Risk? Oh… If I could speak…