The other wolves were gone now, not too far, but enough so that I felt the loneliness. The other wolves were gone now, not too far, but enough so that I felt the loneliness. Xxnx This strange thunder out of a clear autumn morning could be it, as much as it could be anything else, and my spirits were desperate to rally to that cause. It was a large buck with sharp antlers and thick muscles, winded and weakened, but still dangerous. He was hot and tired and angry now, and I watched as he pointed his rifle at them, at Chance it seemed to me, for he was down there among them. I’d never been a part of them, but just the closeness of their kindred hearts had been a comfort. I couldn’t know which of the wolves this human intended to kill, but the
