Time we became friends

While Rudy and Ulric had lived in the same pack all of Rudy’s life he really had never tried to spend a lot of time with the new leader of the pack.  Sure, there were friendly encounters but not like really getting to know him.  He was now their leader and it seemed only right that as a knight and a future leader he needed to spend more time with Ulric.  Rudy had wanted to ask mom for tips on leading some time as he aged, after more hunting lessons and now that would never happen.  Art was baron and would be the one who officially got lessons but Rudy would want tips also.  Sure, he had the confidence but there was probably other stuff to learn.

Going to find Ulric now had nothing to do with lessons though.  He just needed to know Ulric as two mature wolves instead of the small pup to an adult.  It didn’t matter if others looked at Rudy and saw a yearling child in Rudy’s own mind he was an adult.  Even if he wasn’t a leader yet that hardly mattered.  Rudy would be a leader and thus he would act the role of one with that future to the best of his abilities and protect the pack with whatever felt right.

Maybe this was also about keeping his mind away from the darkness.  Mom had little time left and what she had of it seemed a cruel shallow thing.  Shaking his head to clear it from those thoughts he thought instead of just getting to know Ulric.  Of course, the boy would need to do more than walk up and say ‘hi I want to know you better' to really do any good but how he would find something in common was a thing he hadn’t really put together.  What did they have in common?  They both fought?  Did Ulric learn to fight for the necessity of helping the pack or did he enjoy it?  

Oh well, when had Rudy ever needed to plan on what to say?  He’d call out with a simple, “Hi there,” to Ulric once he spotted him.

Rudyard Carpathius