Chapter 1

[Kate's Point of View]

It's finally spring! Many things come to my mind with this word: flowers, birds, bees, and of course the fact that my sister is returning from alpha school! I was excited for today.

Wait! You don't know what happened during that time? No problem! Here's what happened:

While Lilly was away, I was hanging out with Humphrey and his friends. We mostly just fooled around, but Humphrey and I were going out. In fact, both Lilly and my dad were in for a surprise when they got home…

Humphrey and his friends were log sledding. They invented that game ever since Lilly went off to alpha school. They weren't too good at it at first, but they soon refined their skills and were able to conquer the hills.

I was looking for them when I saw them hit a rock and went flying. Too late do I realize that I was standing in the wrong place at the wrong time! "Oh no," I said to myself before I was soon buried by the bodies of four wolves.

I managed to hear Humphrey ask if everyone was okay, and I answered, "Yes, I'm fine." That was when Humphrey looked down and saw me under him. He managed to get everyone off of himself before getting off of me. "What were you doing here?"

"Looking for you," I answered, "Don't you know what today is?"

He took a look around and answered, "Spring?"

"Yes… and that means…"

"Justin and Lilly are coming home!"

"That's right!"

"Then let's go find them!"

We looked repeatedly for both siblings, but no trace. After a few hours, we found Lilly with Can-do and Hutch about to start her first hunt. Humphrey and I decided to watch nearby. Things were going great until I spotted two eastern wolves. Something told me that there was going to be trouble…

[Lilly's Point of View]

Two caribou were in my sights. Can-do, Hutch, and I could easily take down one of them, but there was one problem: I saw two eastern wolves stalking those two caribou as well! I was about to alert my team, but I was too late. The eastern wolves startled the caribou and sent them running. I ended up having to chase them. I looked up and saw the two wolves running in the opposite direction! I looked that way to see why…

"Stampede!"

There was a large group of caribou running in my direction! I ran back to my team and told them to run to the sides. I got to a high point to get a better view. The only thing wrong that I see was the two eastern wolves caught in harm's way. I ran to where I was only a few yards up before I leapt at them and sent them under a log.

We stayed there until the stampede cleared up. Of course, a hoof hit me on the head, so I wouldn't be surprised if I got a headache.

I got off of the wolves I was protecting, but now a new problem arose: my team is now fighting with the two trespassers! How is this going to be solved?

"Need a paw?"

I looked to see Kate and Humphrey run into the scene. I was especially happy to see Kate after a whole season.

Fortunately, they were able to break up the fight and send everyone on their way… Kate then asked me how things went while I was away. I answered that everything was fine with me. However, I had to tell them that Justin was expelled from alpha school.

Humphrey exclaimed, "What? Why?"

I answered, "He didn't want me to talk to anyone about it. I thought he would have returned to the pack, but he went elsewhere. He didn't reveal to anyone why."

[Humphrey's Point of View]

What? That didn't sound at all like Justin, or at least not in his right mind. Why would he leave with no reason all? Before I could say anything, Lilly suggested that we go to her den; her parents needed to know what happened…