Okay I admit that I've read ahead.
But the first two chapters. . .
I thought that the baby thing was really odd. Really unnatural and uncharacteristic of what I've heard and read of wolf behavior. And I really wanted to know what mother would leave her child in that position. On the porch, by himself!
Poor, poor Prince.
I though Rimmer and Dan were easy to sympathize with. Luke as well. Buck Calder much less so.