Darksong
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I throw my head back in a lonely howl as the snowflakes drop on my long pelt. Finally, after what seems like forever, I open my eyes, my pure white fur being dampened by the flakes, the children of heavy clouds that had drifted over this cold forest. It was obvious why my name was Yuki; with my snow-colored fur and icy eyes, it looked almost as if I were born from the cold.
I prick my ears as a call, and answer from another wolf, echoes among the bare trunks. The gray blanket builds up more, the numbing of my paws crying out that it's time to keep moving. And all at once, like a comet, I race through the woods, faster than any rabbit prey. I'm practically a bird, gliding over the ground. There's almost no explanation for how my feet step so fast. Though my pads are worn from moons of walking, searching, my muscles were strengthened. Even though I lacked prey, I was strong enough to pull ahead of the constant ache that clung to my stomach.
And now, it is the day I will finally reach home.
My paws push me faster and faster still, like a diving falcon. And finally, as the weak morning sun rises, I skid to a halt in front of the group of wolves facing me. The one furthest forward, the alpha, is gazing ahead with his gray eyes. He appears blind, but I am the one who knows the secret behind his eyes. I have returned to my position as beta in the pack of Fallen Leaves, and I only need one word to welcome myself and announce my return: the name of the alpha.
"Sol."
I prick my ears as a call, and answer from another wolf, echoes among the bare trunks. The gray blanket builds up more, the numbing of my paws crying out that it's time to keep moving. And all at once, like a comet, I race through the woods, faster than any rabbit prey. I'm practically a bird, gliding over the ground. There's almost no explanation for how my feet step so fast. Though my pads are worn from moons of walking, searching, my muscles were strengthened. Even though I lacked prey, I was strong enough to pull ahead of the constant ache that clung to my stomach.
And now, it is the day I will finally reach home.
My paws push me faster and faster still, like a diving falcon. And finally, as the weak morning sun rises, I skid to a halt in front of the group of wolves facing me. The one furthest forward, the alpha, is gazing ahead with his gray eyes. He appears blind, but I am the one who knows the secret behind his eyes. I have returned to my position as beta in the pack of Fallen Leaves, and I only need one word to welcome myself and announce my return: the name of the alpha.
"Sol."
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