Manners

The commotion drew Martin out of his thoughts. He was worried about Cisca, he hadn't seen her since the previous day. No one seemed to know where she was. Taking a long stride to see what was happening. He met his mother outside his room.

She was not a morning person. Therefore her presence was a little shocking. It was still quite early.

"Hey mom." he greeted.

With a bright smile, she responded

"Morning son, how are you doing today?"

"I'm good." He answered warily. She seemed to be in high spirits and he tried to figure out what could possibly be the cause. There was nothing interesting going on in the pack that could warrant her excitement.

"Forgive my manners, please come in." He added quickly.

He noticed her shoulders were relaxed today as she walked into his room.

Queen Nicky scanned the room. Martin left his room unchanged since he was a child. The only difference is that it is not as untidy as it used to be.

He was no longer that playful and boisterous boy when he was youn