The old woman's worried gaze was on me. She seemed sincere, but even so, it was unbelievable to me.
"Little one, please don't feel distressed," the old woman suddenly hinted with concern, "a long time ago, when you were only five years old, our pack suffered a tragic fire. That night many of the herd members lost their lives, even the former beta died trying to save the little ones, but..." the woman paused for a moment as her hands trembled.
"...but that was also the night that you disappeared... Your father, your brother and I were busy helping the members of the pack..."
"We really tried to keep you away from the fire, but you were gone. You were gone when we came back for you" exclaimed the old woman with a slight sigh.
I listened to her words and tried to make sense of them. I
