Freedom
John’s experience in the wild suggested that the she-wolf would then gather her pups and vanish into the woods. But cautiously, she crept toward the man. Slowly, she sniffed his hands and arms. Then the wolf began licking the man’s fingers.
John was astonished. This went against everything he’d ever heard about wolves. Yet, strangely, it all seemed so natural. After a while, with her pups scurrying around her, the mother was ready to leave and began to limp off toward the forest. Then she turned back to John. She wanted to be followed.