One Last Refrain

He heard and watched everything from his hiding place in the shadows and safety of the trees. He hugged his body close to the tree he stood next to, ears pinned to his head as he watched with narrowed eyes. What was going on that they had to leave? Who were those two strangers? Where was Mom? Why wasn't Dad coming with them? He had questions rolling around in his head, but he dared not voice them. The adults probably wouldn't spill the truth to them. Why weren't the other pups going to? Why did it just have to be him and his littermates?

As his father started to list off names for them, his ears reached forward to listen. He would be The Wing in the Darkness...he frowned for a moment, not because of the name but because he didn't understand. After a few moments longer, he stepped out from the shadows and quietly walked towards his father, deep magenta eyes glaring at the strangers as he strode over with his head held high as he tried to copy his fathers usual alpha dominance. He stopped beside his father's foreleg, glaring defiance at the pair that were here to take them away. "Do we have to go." It wasn't a question, but a statement. His voice practically monotone and emotionless when he spoke.