Deep in the Canadian Rockies, one would find a massive cluster of mountains, rivers, lakes, and lush, green plains. One would call it the picture of perfection. In fact, a certain family of wolves feel just that amount of sentiment. Tucked away in the recesses of a nearby mountain ridge, lay a den, which had a miraculous view of the surrounding plain, with its spring flowers finally blooming from under the thawing frost. The brisk spring breeze carried the fresh smell of the fauna into the den, hitting the nose of a single, pre-teen pup.

The pup, who was mostly auburn in color, with a cream underbelly and "Socks" on its forepaws, as well as dusty blonde streaks in its mane, began to stir from a very restful sleep. After briefly stretching her lithe body, the pup let out a high pitched whine as she yawned, revealing her sharp fangs. After shaking of the last bit of grogginess from her mind, the young wolf opened her eyes, revealing beautiful hazel-blue irises.

Looking around the den, the young wolf saw the still sleeping form of her mother, the FORMER Princess of Banff, Terra, who was nuzzled against her father, and the pup's grandfather, the FORMER, and reformed, King of Banff, King. However, the young girl noticed that her family was accounted for, save for one wolf. Looking toward the entrance of the cave, the pup began walking toward the opening. However, when she as just a few feet from the entrance, she was startled as a male wolf with cream colored fur with ginger streaks in his mane and tail, as well as markings around his hazel eyes, entered the den, dragging behind him a sizable caribou.

Relaxing from her slight surprise, the girl bounded happily toward the male, who dropped his kill at the sight of the young girl, a broad smile forming on his muzzle. The young pup, upon reaching the male, nuzzled her head under his chin sweetly, taking in the comforting aura that radiated from him.

"Good Morning, Daddy," she greeted sweetly, "I hope you slept well." Looking down to his daughter, the adult wolf let out a hearty chuckle, as he rubbed his nose against his daughters forehead as he spoke, his light Irish baritone providing comfort to the young wolf..

"Good Morning to you too, Anna," he said, laughing warmly, "And yes, I did sleep fairly well." A mischievous smile soon crossed his face as he thought of a way to embarrass his daughter. "But, every night is a good night when I'm near your mother." The pup pushed herself away from her father, playful disgust on her face as her ears flattened on her head.

"EWWW DAD, THAT'S GROSS!" She laughed out, as she began to move toward the caribou her, unaware that she had just roused her mother and grandfather from their sleep. However, Anna and father didn't notice as they continued their conversation.

"I don't know," the adult said in a matter of fact tone, "You may not think that when you find yourself a strapping young lad," he finished, wiggly his eyebrows at his daughter, who merely shoved his face away from hers as she felt he was a little EXTRA annoying this particular morning. Soon, a voice interrupted their little "Father-Daughter" talk.

"Samuel, Honey," Began Terra as she and her own father moved to join the other two around the caribou, the two females facing each other, and the two males vice versa. "The moment she finds a boy she is remotely interested in," Terra continued, her own playful smile on her face, "You'll keep her holed up in the den until she is my father's age." King chuckled as he added his own two-cents to the conversation.

"And God help the boy when you get your paws on him," he said, letting out a hearty laugh at his son-in-law's unamused smile. King had truly come a long way since Samuel and his family found him the previous winter; he had gone from a cold-hearted, omega hating tyrant, to a warm, caring, and compassionate wolf who cared deeply for his Alpha daughter and her Omega mate, and greatly adored his Alpha-Omega granddaughter.

"I actually thought that would have been you, King," Samuel quipped back, "Once I told you that Terra and I were mates." Terra couldn't hold back as she suddenly burst into a fit of giggles, accompanied by her young daughter. King himself found it difficult not to find amusement at his son-in-law's quip as he, too, began to laugh, with Samuel following suite. Soon, the whole family was having a great laugh. Soon the laughter died down and, before long, the family began to enjoy the fresh caribou before them.

"So, Sam, sweetheart," began Terra in between bites. Said wolf turned to his mate, his own mouth full of caribou meet, making his cheeks appear rather puffy much to the amusement of his daughter. King simply rolled his eyes, while also allowing a small smile to grace his features. Terra merely chuckled as she remembered that her mate's childish tendencies were part of the reason she fell in love with him. Samuel, slightly embarrassed, swallowed the food in his mouth, before offering a sheepish smile to his wife.

"Yes, Terra, dear?" he inquired.

"I was thinking," Terra began, her gaze turning back to the caribou, her mind running rampant at how she was going to speak it. "Perhaps, with spring practically here, we could take a little trip, as a family." Terra's nervousness soon subsided as her husband was sporting a very broad smile. Her father and daughter as looked excitedly to each other at the idea of a family vacation.

"Sweetheart, that's a wonderful idea!" he exclaimed. "But, where should we go?" Terra's anxiety soon returned at the prospect of telling her mate her idea. Deciding that not saying anything would prolong the inevitable, she decided to jut blurt it out.

"Jasper."

Samuel was wide eyed, as was King. Anna, on the other hand, was actually quite curious as to why her mother chose a place that she thought was just like the one they currently lived in. Soon, Samuel took on a look of great joy at the realization that he would see his old friend, Runt, again, as well as his pup-hood friend, Humphrey. Samuel soon took his place beside his Terra as he began to nuzzle his wife, who giggled at her husband's reaction.

"OH DARLING, I LOVE IT!" But, as her father continued to nuzzle her mother, Anna noticed that her grandfather appeared to be in a slight panic.

"Are you okay, grandpa?" the inquiry soon brought Samuel and Terra's attention to the latter's father. Sudden realization dawned on them as they quickly remembered that the wolves of jasper would not be so willing to forgive king as they had. Moving closer so that she was sitting beside her father, Terra brought her head up under his chin, nuzzling him in a way to comfort his inner feelings of anxiety.

"It will be alight, dad," she spoke softly, having decided a long time ago that "father" was too formal. "We will be beside you every step of the way." King then felt another body press against his other side, and smiled at the sight of his granddaughter offering him support as well. Looking to his son-in-law, King was relieved to the small smile that had formed on his lips. However, even though he had his family beside him, king could not quell the dread that he was feeling for the proposed trip.

Looks like King has got a lot of worrying to do. Well, there you have it guys. The next chapter will be up in the next few days, so as always, take care and HAPPY READING!