Oh, good stuff! I adore Dief-centric fics and you've done a marvelous job of capturing his dynamic with Fraser and, to a lesser but not-less extent, Ray. Fraser and Dief are affectionate in this story. They look after each other, and you make it clear that Dief really has been Fraser's one constant companion and friend. They have a more adversarial relationship in the show (particularly S3 and S4) so it was great to get these snapshots of our Mountie and his half-wolf hunting together and helping each other and saving each other.

I loved the whole sequence where Fraser is tending to Dief's poor toasted feet: it's remarkably tender and not something you see often. I also liked that bit about Ray moving his feet so Dief could sprawl more comfortably: this is a pack that takes care of one another. It's a lovely statement and the story itself was very well written. Good job, Alice!