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There were Wargs who wanted to move onto Kings’ land, and there were Kings who wanted to move to the more rural Wargs’ territory. These documents had the details of who wanted to move and what kind of accommodations they needed. Facilitating these movements was just one of the many duties I’d taken on as den mother.

A bit later, I set out to meet with the others. My mom, Tavi, and Council Member Jasmine Howler were waiting with them. I’d told Night that I’d be meeting with women, but the truth was that there were a few men who also wanted to help out. Some of them were Warg fathers whose mates held duties as hunters, sentinels, trackers, or fighters. I remember how much that used to confuse the more traditional Kings, but the novelty was wearing off as the Kings realized there was nothing strange about this “non-traditional” role for men.

“Today,” I said, “we’ll be mulching the ground with straw, wrapping our fruit trees with hardware cloth, and prepping the soil for next year’s plant