Mallory tried not to laugh. She was unsuccessful, earning a glare from her brother. The cook’s assistant made his way to a table that took up a corner of the room. He unwrapped a calico cloth from a loaf of bread that was on the table, cutting it into thick slices. He nodded to a set of timber shelves next to the table. “Grab plates and the honey off the top shelf.” Brodie set Fang down and collected the plates and honey. Callum put Smudge beside the cub, smiling when the river otter patted the wolf cub. “They’re very cute together. I wasn’t sure they’d get along.” He shrugged. “I guess things aren’t quite the same here.” “It might have something to do with them both being companion animals,” Ryan said. Mallory took the plate Brodie handed her, two slices of bread spread with honey.

