Coop 138: Honored

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138
Honored

They hurried to the little shelter in the Elderbough encampment where Coop slept. “Will he mind that this isn’t a den?”

Mutt said, “If you’re with him, where you are doesn’t matter.”

Torloo plucked at Coop’s drenched T-shirt. “You are cold and wet.”

“He said pretty much the same thing.” Squirming out of his clothes and into rumpled pajamas, Coop suggested, “Put him in the middle?”

Torloo stood taller. “I will gladly stay to help guard his sleep.”

“Even though you might be stuck in bed for, like… a whole week?”

He smiled shyly. “For wolves, this is an honor.”

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Posted: September 30, 2025
Prompt: Squirm, suggested by Joanne
Words: 100

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Summary: Cole Pfeiffer-Cooper, who prefers to be called Coop, became part of a pack way before the world found out about the Amaranthine. An Amaranthine Saga & Songs serial. Cozy Fantasy. Slice-of-Life. Family. Pack. Begins here. You can suggest a prompt here. To scroll through archived chapters, use the Coop & the Elderbough Trackers tag.

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