Broken

Her tail wagged again at his words, she was excited and happy that he had found her in the first place. Now she had a chance to see what kind of girl she could turn out to be. Maybe even find out who her father was and if not this man seemed like a fine father so far. Her tail wiggled again and she stood up ready to hit the road when he was ready. She was ready to get cleaned up and get some shut eye then in the morning they could start fresh, head north (wherever that was) and get started on some lessons. Her excitement would be enough to keep her awake until they made it back to his den site. She smiled prancing in place.

"I'm ready!" she said cheerfully.

She moved over to him closer nudging him eagerly with her nose. She didn't know which direction they would head so she must wait until he leads the way. Her whole tragedy from today seemed to fade as her new focus was on what Max promised to her. She was clutching to it because it was her last hope.