These are not the flight lessons I ordered!

Gavroche hated this place. He was alone and that mean bird hurt him! He didn't know how to get home and he was afraid if he moved from where he was he'd become its target again. Tears rolled down his face as he tried to open his eyes to find a dark, blurry paw coming for him. He tensed at first, but once scooped close he realized he was with a wolf. He was safe. Gav sniffed, resting his head against the young woman without hesitation. She seemed nice, gentle… she wiped away his tears and spoke, introducing herself as Dusk. "I'm Gavroche." He sniffles again but manages a little smile.

"My family lives in the caves behind the big water. It's loud when we go in… and mama says we can't play in it cause the water could swallow us up." He looks around, blinking at the fog. His smile wavers before he looks up at Dusk. "The bird carried me really far, Dusk. I don't know how to get back. Mama is gonna be upset… she doesn't know I slipped out of the den…" He lowered his gaze, feeling guilty. "I just wanted to try and find her some flowers. She uses them for medicine, and she's been taking a lot of them to someone... I want to help her make them better." A small confession. He had gotten distracted too but that was his original intention. Gav knew he was breaking the rules, but he had only wanted to help.

He brought his nose closer to Dusk, sniffing with the hopes he might recognize the scent of his home on her. From what he could get… no. But she smelled of other wolves. "Does your family live here?"