The air is heavy as you make your way through unknown territory, as you pause to sniff the air a drop of rain falls onto your nose. It is soon followed by another and another and soon the rain is pelting down in sheets, soaking you to the bone. The clouds are an angry purple and the menacing drumming of thunder rolls over the sky. Squinting your eyes against the blinding water you find yourself at the edge of a large, dark pine forest. You are too desperate for shelter to notice the scents that mark the border and plunge in, and nearly into the chilly stream that runs through the territory. You veer away and as you are shaking the water out of your fur you notice a large pair of icy blue shards gazing at you. The storm has passed now and beams of sunlight filter through the thick canopy of pines, illuminating a massive male wolf not three feet away from where you stand.

His pelt looks like a bad patchwork job of black and white and beneath them you see large, hard bands of steely muscle and you know this is a warrior for his torso is marred with many battle scars. His banner curls over his back and his lips are drawn, exposing sharp ivory daggers. When he speaks his voice is deep and dominant, like the thunder you so recently heard.

"Wolf, you have found yourself in the terra of the Andere Seite Pack. I am Eclipse, king of this land."

It is only then that you notice another pair of lanterns gleaming in the penumbra and a dark-pelted fae slinks out into the clearing to stand next to the king, her own banner waves and her green and blue eyes bore into you. She is the same size as most males and a crisscrossing pattern of scars show that she too can take care of herself. Her voice is cold and has a snake-like sound to it yet you can see they are both fair rulers.

"And I am Nephthys, queen of Andere. We don’t care much for strangers so you must make your choice, Submit to us now or flee our lands and never return. If you fail to do either you will have little time left to regret it."

The formidable pair pierces you with their gaze and you feel as if all your secrets spill out before them. You are left with a decision now. Will you submit and take refuge in this dark forest or will you flee and never know what secrets these trees hide? Make haste, you can see that the pair grow tired of waiting.

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I pant heavily as we head back to the pack. My golden gaze looks guiltily over toward Kree as he drags the carcass of the large elk bull all by himself. I know that I should offer him help, but something holds me back. It's probably the way my heart is beating wilding inside my chest or how I can't seem to take a deep breath or how my legs feel like jelly just walking. I feel like I can hardly hold myself up, much less drag an elk. I have to admire his strength though. Phonix was strong like that, I think to myself before the gaping hole in my heart plunges deeper once more. No, I shouldn't be thinking of him, not right now when I should be celebrating with the pack. I force my tail to wag a little as we make it to the pack borders and soon enough, Kree lets go of the carcass near the center of the pack lands. He waits patiently for the rest of the pack, sitting back though I'm sure he's aching to dig into the meat.

My whole stomach rumbles, betraying my own hunger and I cringe, hoping no one heard it. Even when I feel hungry, I don't feel the need to satisfy it. Not when my chest feels like it's going to explode. Not when I feel like curling up into a ball in a dark corner somewhere, anywhere but here. It's been like this for months. When I am alone, I crave company and then when I have company, I feel like I'm constantly searching for an escape. The need for isolation is almost unbearable and about the only thing keeping me here is my extreme exhaustion. I wasn't in shape for a big hunt like this, but even so, I'm glad that I participated. I stop the charade of my tail wagging, sure that I'm not kidding anyone and sure that no one's probably paying attention, anyway. Taking Kree's example, I sit back on my haunches as well, waiting to see what would happen next.

As pack alpha, Kree should be the first to dig in, followed by the next highest in rank. Of course, he hasn't offered ranks yet so instead the rest of the pack will just have to fight their way to some kind of order. I used to relish the taste of blood when it was all in good fun, just being a wolf. Right now I would must rather be somewhere else though. Turning my gaze to the ground, I wait quietly for Kree to begin his feast. I don't even know if I'll feel like getting up when it's my turn. I don't mind waiting dead last, if I even plan on eating at all tonight. I might just wait and hunt down a sleepy squirrel later tonight, once my heartbeat has slowed down some and I feel a little more energetic. Maybe.



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