The Wolf & The Red Cub

My son

he was a lot of things to people

but he always knew who he was

People would make him out to be some sort of monster but that just wasn't him

He had a heart

& that heart would get him in all sorts of trouble yeah

but hey

we were all young once

He knew that we always move out as a unit for breakfast

but he also knew that I haven't been feeling 100% for sometime

So what does he do?

What any good son does

get breakfast for his family

It's because I was too weak to provide that my son had to take on my role

& I cannot express the shame

& hatred I have for myself

It was my fault that he would encounter that read witch of a cub

She appeared lost

& my son being a sensible creature asked her questions

He learned that she was on a delivery errand for her elder

but forgot her mother's instructions

My son

bless his heart

knew our other residents

& what their intentions would be if they knew of her

& told her to give him a piece of her elder's belonging

& he will find her

Being fully aware of the attention it would bring to the two of them if they traveled together

my son told the cub to wait for him to locate and deliver the elder to her so that the cub would be able to travel safely to and from her elder's cave

When my son arrived

he was saddened to find the elder dead in her slumber

Not wanting to scar the poor cub

my son decided to

dress up as the elder

receive the gifts

& send the cub off with careful instructions

But just as my son was disposing the elder

he heard a knock on the door

He quickly got dressed in the elder's garments

& jumped into the bed

only to find the red cub with a huntsman entering the room

I don't need to say how bad the whole scene looked for my son

but I'm sure you can imagine what followed

Since then

my heart has recovered some

but it will never be 100% again