If a wolf could smile, she did. She turned back and then whined softly at the sight of the mother. Plopping down onto the ground next to the pups, she nosed the little ones gently and then gave them each a lick. Elena knew what it was like to think that you were all alone in this world. She inched towards the little ones slowly, trying not to scare them. Reaching them, she turned her body and nuzzled her nose against them and the leg of the now being healed mother. She flicked her dark eyes at Lix and waited for her so they could move on in their journey.