Chapter 1

Stolas wasn't even aware of the commotion coming his way until it was far too late. He'd been busy watching a pair of wolves sharing a kiss after the boy had won something for the girl with a grimace at their public display of affection (as one would expect a young boy to do) and stuck his tongue out with an audible "Blegh!" Then there was a scuttling and shuffling of paws, a blur of movement to his side, and Stolas turned just in time to see a slightly older girl come rushing right towards him. There was no chance to react, no time to get out of the way. All of a sudden he was tumbling over another body in a flail of limbs with a yelp of surprise, his world spinning as he and the other pup's body went sprawling about across the ground.

The boy wound up on his back and staring up at the sky with a weight on top of him. What on earth had just happened?! A quick glance down revealed another wolf pup sprawled across him, equally as tangled up in him from their collision. "Excuse me! What's the big idea?! Get off of me!" Stolas snapped and began to kick his legs out at the girl that had crashed into him, trying to squirm his way out from beneath her. Fortunately he didn't seem to be harmed, just a bit shaken up and with a significantly greater amount of dirt and dust in his coat. But all he really wanted now was to get back on his feet so he could get a better look at who had come charging like a mad bull straight into him.