Epilogue
Seven weeks later....
Frosty leaves crunched beneath my paws. The red fox in front of me—Kira—turned her head to glare backwards. Then she gestured with her chin toward Harper, who had managed to stay completely silent despite walking beside us in clunky human form.
I rolled my eyes at the two of them. Yes, I got it. I was a slow learner. I hadn’t spent much of my life four-legged, so there was plenty left to pick up on.
Still, it wasn’t as if we were in any danger. We were out for a solstice stroll on Gunner’s land, a prelude to the wild and crazy party I’d heard would take place that evening. I inhaled a deep breath of cold forest and trotted after Kira’s receding tail tip, trying a little harder to keep quiet.
Harper didn’t try so hard. She giggled at our exchange, and nei
