I Just Wanna Fly

It had been a long and arduous trip but finally he was home. He was near Valhalla, near the place he grew up. Near his family. He wondered how much had changed since he left. How much was new and different. He wondered how Erani's pups were doing and if Chrysanthe had pups of her own, if she had found a mate even. As he wondered through the strip he thought of everything he had left behind, he wondered if anyone had missed him or if they hadn't even noticed he left. What would they say? What would they do? What would they do when they saw him again? A soft whine escaped him as he walked. What if they hated him?



He stopped by a stream to drink and rest. His eyes closing behind racing thoughts with a sigh. How long had he walked now? It was impossible to say at this point. It had been so long since he left the training grounds he had been practicing in. He had been helping other wolves and had been asked to stay, but the call for home was too great. The need to see his family again overpowering the friends he had made in the distant land he had traveled to. He thought of his father most of all. The huge wolf that had taken him and his brother in as his own children and showed them nothing but kindness and joy. The thought of his father was followed by that of his brother. Neo. Would he be there as well? Would Neo see what love and devotion could do to a wolf rather than hate and loathing? Would he be an example? Or would Neo greet him with the hate he always did? He shook his head, silently hoping against hope that he wouldn't have to deal with his brother.Not yet anyway. No, his family would greet him happily, and Cairo would praise him for leaving to become a better healer. Yes. It would be perfect.

Speech!