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Chapter 9
Taking a shaky breath, I looked across the stand to the other wolf. It saddened me that this was the best apology Placis was going to get right now, even though it hadn’t actually been directed at them. “I’m so sorry, Placis. As your Alpha, I am truly sorry this happened.” I looked down at Courtning. “It won’t happen again.”
'Liar' I told myself. 'You can’t promise that.'
The lavender-scalped wolf shook their head as if to clear it. “I… Yes. Thank you, Ray… Alpha.”
Placis hesitated, staring at the unused grill between us. “I’m sorry, I think I need to go be by myself for a while. I… the steaks still need to be cooked. Will that be alright?”
I nodded, relieved at the straightforward answer. “Someone else will come over to cook this meat. We’ll save you some. Please do
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I hummed while I raised the flap, intent on sitting behind my desk for a while and writing for the fun of it. Maybe today I would spend even more time doing that. I stopped myself right after I entered, however, as I suddenly remembered what was still the most exciting thing of the day; the young male, presumably still resting in the tent practically next door to mine. He would be thirsty, wouldn’t he? And probably quite hungry - Stars. How could I forget such an important thing?! My jubilation didn’t quite fade as I moved over to the desk and frantically sought pen and paper, but I did feel somewhat foolish. 'What a terrible host you are' I chided myself. Finding the necessary writing implements, I sat down to prepare a list of things to have on hand for him while he settled in. Bagged or bottled water, first of all. F
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The boy’s eyes were wide he hung on for dear life. He had sunk his unshifted teeth into Tando’s skin - which is to say, not even a little bit. Yet the hulking male was rampaging around the tent as if in a fever dream, seeming to struggle to realize his surroundings. One moment he looked confused, startled to see familiar objects next to him - then in the very next one he was lost again, battling invisible demons. He seemed almost oblivious to the small Shifter hanging from his arm, unsurprisingly. I snapped myself back to the reality at hand. Gritting my teeth, I called out for my Beta a second time. THIS time she responded with a hasty *we’re coming, Alpha!* Satisfied, I began rapidly to assess the situation. I was not currently in any shape to jump in and attack the titan before me. But so long as I didn’t do something, the odds of m
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We hauled the unconscious Tando out of the wreckage, almost every Packmember looking to have some part in the process. I mostly sat by and watched. Surry and Rufias refused to leave my side for even a moment, as I resigned myself to the same nanny-ing for the rest of the day, and probably for the next few. Surry’s jaw was tight while she gently poked and massaged around my throat, drawing the occasion wince from me and an accompanying growl from Rufias. I wasn’t sure if he made them out of sympathy or as a warning to stay still - but either way, I was grateful to them for worrying over me, I honestly was. That didn’t stop me from slapping Surry’s hand away once or twice if she started to annoy me. “Hold still” she scolded me repeatedly. “This might still be worse than it looks. I have no way to tell what’s happening inside, yet. Hopefully it’ll just be swellin
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All eyes flew to me as I pronounced that name. “Cillium” I repeated. “That is your name now. Cillium.” Rufias was nodding slowly, a half smile playing on his lips. Surry simply looked confused. But I was certain: THIS was the name that he was meant to have. A soft wind flowed between us as Cillium stared at me. There was no way be sure if he even realized what had just transpired, but I felt in my gut that he knew. His eyes were wide and unblinking. How could someone look so confused, so lost, and yet… look so certain of his place? He’d been with us for less than two days now, but his expression told me that he already felt at home here. That he trusted me enough to give him something as important as a name. “Sss” he said. “Ssss…”
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~ My paws kneaded the snowy earth as I flew across it, fast as an arrow, keeping low and keeping silent. Tall grass enshrouded me, while the beaming sunlight warmed my back. To an onlooker it might appear that a brown blur hunted within this overgrown field, or what little they could be see between one moment and the next. But they would be right about the ‘hunted’ part. It was a clear day more than halfway through winter; birds chirped within earshot only to grow silent as I raced around. There was a reason I was here, now, and on the hunt - and while I zigzagged through the tall grass I drew ever closer to my purpose. I grinned in spite of myself, relishing the feel of my heartbeat, of the cooling perpetration along my snout. I wasn’t here alone. The scent of my prey danced in and out
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We waited until dawn before we finally put out the fire and prepared to leave. We had managed to remain fairly dry thanks to its heat; that and the lack of new snowfall had allowed the fire to melt several feet of snow around us, providing a not-too soggy space to camp, albeit a tiny one. It helped as well that the temperature wasn’t too low, and I would have insisted that we head back before nightfall if that were the case, especially if we’d managed to bring down the elk. As it was, we were both pretty hungry. “I’m sorry I messed it up” Cillium said for the ninth time as we prepared to leave. “Next time I’ll rem… um, REMEMBER, to…” He lapsed into a stream of incoherent muttering until I swatted him playfully on the head. One would think he was plotting how to cross an ocean without touching the water; it still didn’t feel right, somehow, tha
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“You’re going too fast. It’s alright; try to relax.” “Sorry. I’m still a bit nervous. Last time I couldn’t even reach…” “Take a deep breath, Rayla. I know you can make me feel something if you just keep trying.” I did as he asked and reached for him one more time. Cillium sat cross-legged on the floor of my room, eyes closed, breathing slowly. My hand laid upon his arm; he stirred slightly at my touch, which I took to be a good sign. “Now” he whispered, “summon up all your feelings and… just give it to me.” “Ugggh” I groaned, for no reason in particular. Just how hard did I have to concentrate to do this? I closed my eyes and thought back to the first moment we met - to the surprise I had felt
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The four of us - myself, along with Surry, Rufias and Cillium - stood on the edge of our camp closest to the forest. Several other packmembers, including some children, waited along with us. All of us watched the trees; most of us looked nervous. There was definitely something out there, as even from over a hundred yard away I could see a dark figure skulking around behind the evergreen boughs. If it’s intent was to hide then it wasn’t doing a very good job, but neither could I make out any features that would help me to intensity who - or what - it was. It appeared to be humanoid, and tall, and that was about all I could tell from here. “You were right - it is large ” I muttered at Surry, who stood to my left. “Has it said anything? Made any noise?” My Beta shook her head, though it was Rufias who spoke up. “I
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