Riley was released from the hospital in the late afternoon. By the time they got back to the pack house, it was dinner time. While Kent tried to persuade Riley to have dinner upstairs, she insisted on going to the dining hall, wanting to see everyone with her own eyes to be sure they were all alright.
The dining hall was louder than usual with all the extra warriors. Extra tables had been pushed in and there was barely any room to move around. Riley was scanning the crowd for familiar faces when a small force barreled into her.
“Riley!”
She smiled at the mess of dark brown hair. “Hi, Evan!” She tousled his hair and he looked up at her with a big grin.
“Are you ok? Mom said you were going to be ok.”
Riley smiled, kneeling down so she could be on eye level with him. “I’m fine. Just got
