Among the unaffiliated, Rune Storm stands out as a Husky who is moon coated and dramatic, loyal to friends and suspicious of doors. Friends learned long ago not to interrupt Rune Storm near the drowned subway tunnels, especially with a jar of plastic cards from a flooded mall in hand. Children pups dare each other to imitate the way Rune Storm squints at trouble. Rune Storm keeps a private promise to leave nothing important undone before the next strange morning.