I hate winter

*Naiche* · 01-17-2021, 12:50 AM

Naiche had experienced winter before but this one felt colder, a lot colder. What the wheat-coated wolf was unsure of was how much it was colder due to the temperature and how much by how much less fur he had at the moment. Every night he got a great reminder of just how grateful he was to Sirius for the polar bear pelt he’d been given to wear as a cloak. It was his source of protection from the weather but tonight as the wind blew past with small flakes dancing in the breeze it always seemed to find tiny openings between cloak and Naiche’s own pelt that give an extra chill. The moons and stars only knew how much worse it would have been without this protection.

Naiche did most of his work during the day hours so he could hole up and rest in his den at night. Tonight though memories were haunting him and he chose to face the cold wind instead of the aching memories. The good memories of Rue, few as they were, seemed like infected wounds that cut into his heart as they always ended with hearing of her death. Sleepy Pan was showing his loyalty by being on his shoulders even in the cold at night as he walked out. Pan had liked Rue too and while Naiche knew the little pangolin was also mourning in his own silent way.

Members of his family had died before he came here. Asla could have been killed last season with the boar incident and now little Rue was dead. It was like death shadowed Naiche wherever he went, or at least it seemed that way. Making his way to the edge of the river, Naiche lapped at the chilly water feeling some pleasure in the sharpness of the cold that stole attention from his thoughts. Looking up at the sky where the moon should be he only saw the outlines of dark-colored clouds that let only the faintest traces of moonlight filter through.

Tomorrow morning he would once more act strong and confident for his position in the pack. Tonight with no one around he didn’t need to work so hard to appear fine. Hopefully, no one would come and make him fake normalcy.

Speech:"Live to fight" Think

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