The chapter opens with a description of the island, which is ruled by wolves. The largest pack lives on the north coast, where big game are plentiful. But then something strange happens. The wolves suddenly go missing. At first, the island seems to do well without them. Soon, however, coyotes and other animals begin to populate the island. One day, a group of people usher in a pack of the wolves, a mother, a father, two brothers, and a small wolf. The pack quickly regains its position as the island'