Little Coyote has been taught. Now comes the harder work.
Eighteen more teachers. Three more gyres. The lessons of Tome Two ask more of him -- and more of the reader. A woodpecker who acts with absolute purpose. A mule deer buck who understands that growth requires release. A bison who knows the dignity of asking for help. A shadow wolf who carries the weight of commitment. A lynx who has learned when to let go entirely.
The animals of Tome Two do not offer comfort. They offer truth.
"Growth requires release. That's not something I get to argue with."
-- Mule Deer Buck
Little Coyote Tales, Tome Two completes the arc begun in Tome One -- thirty-six stories, six complete gyres of learning, from first loss to the moment Little Coyote discovers that mastery is just another word for beginning again.