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Rhys still curled up in the den. The summer was giving way, and the autumn breeze blowing through his fur soothed him and proved to be such wonderful sleeping weather. He groaned as he rolled over. He heard the pups who were now teens causing a ruckus as they ran outside the den. He opened his eyes, slowly got up and stretched, yawning.

He wondered where Mox was. His stomach grumbling, he slowly wandered outside the den. Finding her would have to wait, his stomach needed some breakfast. Rhys took the path behind their den that led down to the lake. Fish seemed the right food of choice this morning.

Rhys poked his head up above the water. He had caught himself quite the hefty fish, and swam carefully with it in his mouth to the water's edge. He set the fish down for a moment and shook himself as dry as he could. There was a slight chill in the air, though he welcomed it after the hot summer they had.

He picked his fish back up in his mouth, and walked over and laid down at the base of a tree. He held the fish in between both his paws and took a bite. As he lay there eating, he was also deep in thought. Here he was alone.
The pups were now grown. The only one who had stayed with him still was Paige. She too would leave the den soon. She had been out more and more lately making new friends, and who knew, perhaps a potential mate. She had been hinting at leaving quite a but lately. Rhys figured to himself that he should get used to being alone. He wasn't quite sure how he had managed to be alone all that time before he had met Moxxie, before the pups had come along. Even though Mox was not with him, the pups kept him company well enough. He sighed, and finished eating. Belly full, he drifted off to sleep, still deep in thought.