Chapter Nine Frost had been concerned when he first stepped into the barn that the larger golden haired mammal might be an issue. Instead, the creature had greeted him with a wagging tail and a bright orange ball. Soon, he found himself tripping through an invasion of smaller replicas of the mother beast. He smiled as he remembered the smallest pup. It had bowled through the lot of its siblings and tumbled to a stop at his feet. Fortunately, the group settled down after a few minutes of attention and a stern growl from the mother. Well, all but the little one. It remained glued to his side as he stepped up to the double doors and peeked through the cracks. Joseph and Jonah’s mother, Tory, only stayed for a few minutes, but those few minutes gave him the chance to study the female who wa