Rich transformed and followed the white wolf, loping at a safe distance behind her but keeping up. He skidded to a stop to stare at Ebony as she ran past; he admired her but hoped no one else would notice. He pawed the ground and opened his jaws to call to her in a low howl-bark, but no sound came out and he decided against it. Raising his tail in a show of confidence, he continued to tag along behind the Alpha.