Meet Me At The Gates
05-23-2017, 02:15 AM
Valor happily trotted after the kind female and he listened intently as she explained what had happened to the local scenery. He'd seen lightning before, many times in fact, but he'd never physically seen fire before. As she explained it he found himself liking the idea of lightning striking something less and less. What if that happened in the plains at home? The thought was devastating to him. Would they have to move? He glanced towards the scorched trees again to see the full outcome of something so monstrous. He still followed her to the base of one of the trees and he spied the small sapling growing underneath it. Why wasn't it burned like the rest of them. He studied it but he flicked an ear towards the ashen woman as she talked to show he was still listening. The fact that things still grew after a fire was fascinating and he had to admit it seemed as though it had useful properties as well, but the fact that it was so destructive was still a depressing thought to him. There just wasn't enough good to outweigh the bad, but the sapling was still nice to look at. He wasn't even paying attention to the female at his side. She was so friendly that his posture was relaxed - he'd never even suspected the giant role reversal that played out not even seconds after the last word left her maw. If he'd been asked to explain what had happened later on down the road it would have been easy to say he didn't even see it coming. One minute he was standing there studying new and fascinating things as he got a lesson on fire and the next thing he knew teeth were closing in around his throat. He'd felt pain before. Nips from his siblings, romping around in the dirt, maybe a stumble or a fall, some cuts and bruises, but nothing as serious as a full on bite from another wolf. He stumbled sideways as the force of her attack threatened to unbalance him and his legs tried to make up for the sudden lack of balance, but they weren't quick enough to recover. The next thing he knew he was tumbling to his side and a yelp of hurt and betrayal left him as blood stained the ivory of his pelt and pooled out of the wounds inflicted. He was too dazed to do anything but wonder why on earth the nice female who'd been so kind as to lead him around and show him things had now turned and attacked him. What had he done wrong? Walk, "Talk" Think |
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