Family . . . A word he was not used to using. Families kept others safe and gave others food as willingly as her? Was a family a pack? And if not, what was the meaning of "pack"?

He hoped he would find out soon.

For now, Damask trusted the female, despite not knowing her name, and took her cue. It wasn't hard to be sleepy anyway: a full belly had made him lethargic in happiness, and the offering of warm fur to lay against was more than he could have hoped for.

Really, all of this was more than he could have hoped for.

Yawning, the pup nuzzled against her side and curled up, a quiet and demure ball of purple. If this was all a hunger hallucination or a dream, he hoped it'd never end.