A little lonely child am I

Ephemeral was eager to get started with the game and it showed with the way he pranced about on spot. It wasn't often that he got to play with another wolf. The few times that he had his mother had been quick to put a stop to it and move them out of the area. He didn't know how he stacked up against other wolves but he did know that he could start out hot on the heels of a doe. In fact deer was what had always made up his diet. He could gorge himself on the meat and be ready for a long day of travel. It didn't show with his slender frame and high metabolism but the boy could put away more than his fair share of a meal.

"What race?" The yearling asked when an unfamiliar word was uttered. He only knew chase and hide. He didn't know what game this race would be. But then it was agreed to to play chase. Simple rules were put into place for the game. He had never had a game with rules before. This extra layer to the game excited the dark teen and had his rear wiggling. He had no idea that you could add extra stuff to a game.

Then his paw was being tapped and the other male was racing away. Ephy didn't give chase immediately as there was something else that needed clearing up first. "I no It! I Ephy! Ephemeral, Ephy!" The dark yearling called out after the other as he started to run and give chase. What was so hard with names that everyone thought that he was named something else entirely?