Dragon becomes such close friends with an apple that he deeply mourns its loss and is overjoyed when more grow to take its place.

"Every year Jess and Storey have made an annual pilgrimage to northern Maine where they camp, hunt, and hike, leaving much from their long friendship unspoken. Although the state has convulsed all summer with secession mania--a mania that had simultaneously spread across other states--Jess and Storey figure it's a fight reserved for legislators or, worse-case scenario, folks in the capitol. But after two weeks hunting moose off the grid, the men reach...

In rhyming text, Cat and Dog experience many unexpected twists and adventures on their journey home.