“We’ll keep it here overnight,” he said, glancing at Julie. “But after that… what happens next?” Julie smiled, scratching behind the dog’s ears. Its tail thumped weakly against the table. “I think we’ve already got a bond,” she said softly. “Maybe it just found its new home.”
As dawn broke, the hospital was abuzz with the story of the moose and its mysterious rescue mission. Julie stood by the window, watching the forest in the distance. The moose was long gone, its tracks covered by fresh snowfall, but its impact lingered.