3. Diefenbakers's Diary (Or The Ramblings Of An Arctic Wolf)
(The date for this is some time towards the end of Season 3/4)
You know when you do something, make a split second decision and it turns out to be a really bad decision? Well, many years ago, that happened to me. My excuse is that I was very young. I heard the splash as he fell and I raced over to see what it was. I was hoping it was something tasty to eat, but no, it was the Mountie. Ever since he found me in that old mine, after my mother died, we'd sort of stuck together, so I guess I thought I owed him and I jumped in and dragged him out of Prince Rupert Sound . Anyway, I don't remember exactly what happened, but when I came round my eardrums had burst. Apparently it was the water pressure. So now I can barely hear at all (although some days it's better than others), not very useful when you're a natural predator, and Fraser feels guilty about it (and so he should). Still, I'm enjoying making him pay and pay and pay.
Now, for some reason that I still haven't fathomed, we live in Chicago. A dirty, noisy, smelly place. However, they do have something called 'donuts' which are delicious. We didn't have those in the Yukon. Thing is, Fraser is doing his best to fit in, but he expects me to do exactly the opposite? So he takes me out for 'hunting practice' What's the point of that? In Chicago they have grocery stores, in case he hasn't noticed. Apparently I need the exercise because of all the junk food that I eat. Well Ray eats much more than I do, and the previous Ray was just as bad, and neither of them are exactly obese are they? I think I get enough exercise getting Fraser and Ray out of trouble all the time. "Hey bad guys, look, it's a wolf...surprise!" Honestly, they'd both be dead several times over if it wasn't for me and do I get any thanks for it? No, I don't.
What's with this ridiculous name anyway? Diefenbaker – apparently he was a prime minister years ago. Do I look as though I care about Canadian politicians? I don't see what was wrong with my original name, except of course it's unpronounceable by humans. So I stick to Diefenbaker, or Dief for short (which is easier for me to lip read.) Fraser and I seem to have a developed a form of communication that works and Ray is getting better at enunciating, so that makes my life easier.
I think Fraser is starting to get homesick. I do miss the snow and I miss the company of my kind, but I don't think I'm homesick. I like city life. It's comfortable and easy. If he does decide to head north again I guess I'll have to go with him. I think he'd be a bit lost without me now and the truth is I'd be lost without him too, don't ever tell him that though.