"Trots," Molly was telling him. "I'm so proud of you for watching over Oplet. You're doing such a good job!" Trots beamed.
"I am worried for him, though." Trots' smile faded. "He looks at me differently ever since I started to follow the prophecy. He thinks I'm better than him because you talk with me a lot." Trots had recently been visted by past Alpha, Wink. Wink had told him that when he was grown up, he would be able to talk with the spirits of the wolves that had passed away. Trots had felt like he was the god among wolves. He had boasted to everyone that he was special but Molly told him not to tell Oplet. When Trots asked why, Molly had shuddered. She told him Oplet is destined to be possesed by evil spirits of wolves from rival packs, like Star. Trots had heard of Star only from stories. He never thought that she was real. Trots had to protect Oplet so that he would never be hurt.