One and the Same

Freedom! That thought pounded through his head as he raced away from the border that had once marked his cage. They were free, finally they could run and romp to their satisfaction. Of course he had pelted away from his brother, calling back over his shoulder to catch him, "if you can," he had added with a teasing tone before tearing out of the pack lands.

Out here, beyond the scent that had grown all to stagnant for his liking, it was easy to imagine that the world had really continued on turning during their imprisonment. The whole of his body thrummed with energy as he sprinted. The thin line of a river slowly materialized before him, widening as he rushed towards it. Finally he pulled up beside it, leaning down to lap greedily at it’s cold water. Lifting his head he glanced back over his shoulder looking for his twin.