The Reunion
Moments later, the herd arrived. The mother barreled forward, wrapping her trunk around her baby, pulling him close. She rumbled low, a sound of both comfort and fury. The matriarch lifted her head high and trumpeted—a warning across the savanna that her calf was not alone.
The rhino, satisfied with its victory, pawed the ground once and trotted back into the wilderness, vanishing as suddenly as it had appeared.
The baby elephant leaned against his mother, safe once more, his small body still trembling. He had learned his first brutal lesson of the wild: danger lurked everywhere, but sometimes, unexpected allies could tip the balance between life and death.
