School days

The call rings out through the pack lands, calling together everyone in his litter and Merlin lifts his head from the dirt. He had been watching a really cool bug wander through the dirt and he is really sad to leave it. Hoping that Corbie won’t mind him being a few minutes late, the boy goes back to his bug watching and promptly loses track of time. As his bug carries a large leaf toward a tree, the pup gives a giant start as he remembers the call. Swiftly he stands and immediately crashes back down to the earth as his clumsy paws get tangled around themselves.

Huffing indignantly, Merlin untangles his legs and carefully stands, making sure to take it slower this time. Once on his paws, the pup gives himself a firm nod before he is off and running, racing around trees until he spies several of his siblings gathered around the alpha. Applying his brakes cautiously, the boy slows to a trot and moves up to the others as he gives Corbie a beaming smile. His tail wags behind him as he plops his butt down next to Rye, tongue lolling out the side of his mouth as he looks at his sisters and offers them all a wink. What wonders will this day hold?