I felt a chill run down my spine, remembering the storms we had weathered as a pack. Nature could be beautiful, but also terrifyingly powerful.
"Thomas," Rhoda said, her voice thick with emotion, "he went out into the storm. There were reports of a group of hikers stranded in the mountains, and he was determined to save them. I begged him not to go, told him it was too dangerous. But he just smiled at me and said, 'Rhoda, my love, if I don't go, who will? We're all part of this world, and we have to look out for each other.'"
Judith was listening with wide eyes, her earlier excitement replaced by a solemn understanding beyond her years. "What happened to him, Grandmother?" she asked softly.
Rhoda sighed. "He managed to save the hikers. Got them all to safety. But on his way back... ther
