So it was that the boy—with the somewhat reluctant permission of the king and the cooperation of the ancient retainer—got to keep his wolf. The fate of the two from that time on became forever joined together. In fact, the wolf and the prince appeared inseparable. They often went on long walks together and the wolf would accompany the prince when he was riding, loping along besides the horse.
Even the king and queen—though puzzled by the bond between the boy and the wild creature—had to admit that the relationship was doing the prince good and giving him confidence. And Dr Asurus even allowed Haru to occasionally sit in on the prince’s lessons as he saw that the prince studied better when the wolf was there. As for Carswell, he reckoned he’d never had such a good time in his life in his n
