Sam had fallen asleep at the front of the cage with so much on his mind. Through the night he tossed as turned in his nightmare. "Go Away!," he growled. Sam covered his face as his night mare got worse. "Leave me alone!," he spoke again. "Toni, brother.," he whispered as his ears pinned back. Before he knew it his eyes shot opened as he fell silent. The brute looked back over his shoulder to see the females sleeping along with the cubs. He walked over giving Chell a lick on her cheek. Then licked the pups. Sam had walked away from the family and headed to the pond to get something to drink. He didn't say much though. The male noticed that Melody was not in the cave and he frowned. Sam decided to wait until after he at to go see where she was.