"Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day the unimaginable happens : Peter's dad enlists in the military and makes him return the fox to the wild... Peter strikes out on his own despite the encroaching war, spurred by love, loyalty and grief, to be reunited with his fox. Meanwhile, Pax, steadfastly waiting for his boy, embarks on advenutres and discoveries of his own." -- Provided by publisher.