As far as Wild River was concerned, Silver was a Radkial the moment he spied the pup trudging along the road. Among the Aroogar, all pups are the Alpha's pups, even if he's not their sire, so this was just a natural process for him. The story that goes with this image is called "Silver's Story," and it's a short from my main novel, "In the Enemy's Territory."

Used one photo reference for the truck, and about a dozen for the perspective and background. Roads vanishing into the distance shouldn't be that hard....