I stood still my red ears pivoting about attempting to take in all of my surroundings. ”He is coming.” I say softly though it is not because I hear or smell him, they tell me, they tell me he is on his way, not willing to leave us alon in a land so foreign and strange. I have been told I was welcome here, I can intrude in these lands all I wish so long as I bring no harm to its members. My white sister comes closer to me then, for I am fine with. She is my blood my blood may touch my full angled marked pelt as they desire, anyone else. No, I do not like being touched, we do not like being touched. It is not that they are unworthy just it is so loud when I come into contact with others. I am finding my mind is constantly filled with voices and told memories. I know it comes from being so close with this star the fragment I found in the crater with the scared one who did not believe the fate I had told her. She knows it, but I am slowly learning that many do not have the means to change the hand fate had dealt them.

I set the borrowed rabbit pelt down, thankful for the relief of weight of the burden I have been carrying so far across the lands. He is near now, very near. I can smell his strange perfume that is like our family but diviates so greatly from being so far away, the sweet smells of home tingeing his fur but so slight only those who knew of the den he was born in would ever pick up on it. With more time it would completely fade but it was still there, he was my brother. I do not remember hardly anything of him. I wasn’t even off my mother’s milk by the time he had left us, vague colors sound of his voice, it was all I could remember of him. I am sure he remembers me a lot more, but he is not alone. If the girl had turned up before I did not know but I hardly doubt he brought them. They smell nothing like him but certainly of the pack. My age, surely. I do not mind them, though my head grows louder my ears fall back as the stars muddle in their bulked fates but strangely with my brother it is silent. Is he so different that fate cannot see for him? He cannot have a steady path to take? I wonder.

I pay the girls no mind as my brother brings himself before us, I do not remember him being so… short. Perhaps it is simply I grown large over my first year of life, nearing my second. Perhaps that is the case. He asks us if our parents know that we had come so far, I look back to her slowly before turning my gaze back to Starfall, rolling my large deeper cinnamon shoulders in a shrug as our sister replies. I have to agree somewhat. I am sure they will miss us but seeing as I vanish at night anyway I have a feeling they will not miss me until morning.

”It is not important, we are safe, that is all they ask is that we be safe. Is it not safe here brother?” I ask sounding innocent enough even offering a little tilt of my head. Brother Starfall says I must stay the night here with him, with this I certainly hold no qualms, it will be interesting staying under a different patch of stars for a night. I wonder if they will tell me different things? He places his paw just above my head stating that I had grown big. Yes, I suppose I had, it would certainly go along with my earlier thought that he was rather… short, yes. I dip my head slightly in agreement not sure what else to say then my sister speaks, distancing herself from me and the sound of a voice that came from the hill the girls had been watching us.

I did not mind their presence before. Now however I find my ears flicking back. How is it that I am to tell Brother my business with interruptions? And they even startled my sister further into the shadows.

”Come sister they will not be bothering us, too much further, not at all. Do not worry I will not let your fate turn sour.” I saw softly beckoning my sister come to my side, she can even touch me if she must. I will tolerate it if it brings her comfort, after all she did come with me so far from home.

The one who comes forward asking if we belong here I hear a resounding yell in my mind I cannot help but say the single word that continues to resonate there. ”Lucky. You are lucky…. How fortunate for you loud one. Though being like this I am not sure how.” I look to brother wondering if he knows them. ”The one who hides will not be so lucky, though she is more polite. How…. unfortunate. For I like your personality better.” I speak my voice quite flat and emotionless. I turn my gaze to the bright blue eyes of my brother and allowing them to focus on the girl again.

”We are welcome here loud one. We are from the sister pack of Diveen and he is my brother. Am I not allowed to see my brother, loud one?” I leave it at that for the moment my tail giving a flick letting her take in my words.