Hiker Finds Spiky Ball Under Log In Forest, Then The Vet Tells Her What It Actually Is

Stunned silence

For a long moment, no one in the small clearing said a single word. Lily stared down into the small dark den, then back at Doctor Reyes, then back at Pip waddling slowly toward the opening.

Her father slowly lowered himself onto a fallen log, stunned by what he had just heard.