The dancing leaves had finally stopped, and the ground was covered in a soft powder, making his inky black body stand out in the darkness. The night had fallen, and the black sky mirrored his back body, though his gold and white colors mixed into his inky pelt. The dark sky made his midnight eyes even darker. He sighed, looking out at the field that was spread out far and wide in front of him. He thought back on all the years he’d spent alone here. He needed to find something to occupy his time.

He found himself wandering aimlessly most days, he was thirteen already, and he still had no one, no family, not a single person who cared about his being. He wondered why his luck had been so awful, an imprint who up and left, even though he had barely known her. The sights and sounds of the fields tonight were a bit soothing, to be honest, and he didn’t know what else to do with his time. So, wandering the fields tonight seemed to be just about the only thing that he could do. Yes, the scents that were harassing his nose right about now didn’t help any, all the females that were in heat that were all around him, and he had to keep his cool, and his distance away from all the girls. Period.