The Way It Ends

He didn’t hear her at first, even though his ears flickered at the sound of her voice. The rest of his mind took a few seconds to react, his head lifting as he ever so slowly came to a stop. Blinking his wary yellow eyes, he focused on the white blob before him. When his head stopped spinning and he noticed that it was Vali, his tail bounced between his hocks a few times. ”Vali, hey.” Bass woofed, his voice hoarse and broken. Taking a seat, he yawned and looked around him, really realizing where he was. Rapidly blinking, he tried to remember just what it was that he was doing. Bed, right. But now that Vali was here… Looking back at her, he fell silent, struggling on if he should tell her fully what was going on. He would be foolish to turn down help again, but it was with the pack that he needed help with. ”I uh…” he started, clearing his throat and looking down. Bass had always been a proud wolf, but it wasn’t fair to leave Abaven in this way. He needed someone to look after it while he and Finch hunted the puppies down, and he didn’t want to force it on Lark. Vali had always been there for him, and at the last meeting she had expressed wanting to take on a higher rank. He trusted her, and knew that she knew what he had in mind. She was good with the members and from what he had been able to tell, they liked her as well. ”I need help, Vali.” He finally admitted, his thinner body flinching slightly at his own words.