isolation surfacing. Hanging his head Fell felt his courage desert him, despair entering his heart. “You would have been better to join me then fight for a lost cause, for all your cursed power you are weak.”  

 “Fell do not listen to him” Starlight howled looking at Fell. “You are not cursed. The Sight is a gift. You are not alone you fight for a reason other than because it is right. Use it now to see into my mind and you will understand.”

      Hearing her words Fell turned his head to face her, the Sight flooding his mind, revealing Starlight’s secret. Looking into her eyes Fell gasped in utter shock, his mind whirling with what he had seen and what it mean. As Thunder closed in on the pair a new realisation overwhelmed Fell, for the first time in years a sense of belonging entered his heart. His life flashed through his eyes, the Sight showing him the past, and for a second a glimpse of a possible future. As a howl ripped through his body Fell called on the Sight, using his power to send Thunder over the cliff edge and down to the bottom fifteen feet below. The howl ripped through the air, all who heard it stopped in their tracks, held captive in its power, all seeing Thunder’s death.

     On the exact same moment as dawn’s first rays touched the land Starlight and Fell appeared on a rock outcrop, their fur shining in the sunlight. As the dawn for a new day arrived both let out a howl, their song uniting, signalling a new dawn for the pack. The battle had been won, Thunder was dead, his followers with him, in doing so light had returned to the pack. Gazing up at Fell, Aniou and Far gasped as in the middle of his forehead, was a patch of silver fur, fur which was shaped like a star. Aniou smiled at her brother, throwing her own head back, her howl joining her brother’s. One by one the other wolves joined in, their song full of joy. As they stood together howling Starlight and Fell looked at each other, their eyes showing their true feeling for one another. After years alone Fell had found what he had been missing, for by following a star he had achieved redemption from the past. As the Fell and Starlight howled their song, for a second, a bird swathed in fire flew above them, a symbol of the future.

Part Two: Arctic Home 

    Two souls unite

   It had been two months since Fell and Starlight had overthrown Thunder, now March had arrived bringing with it the first hints of spring. In the wake of the battle all of Thunder’s cronies who remained alive had been exiled and shown swiftly to the borders. However the pack were still living with Thunder’s legacy, as much had been destroyed, and relations with other predators had been upset. More importantly Thunder had mated with one of the wolves, a dark grey wolf called Cloud, a wolf who was a close friend of Starlight. This had come as a shock to all, as the wolves breeding season was March not January, but there was little anyone could do about it. However it had been decided to allow Cloud to remain in the pack, with both Starlight and Fell forbidding the wolves to ever mention the cub’s father to them once they were born.

     Sitting together on a rock, Cloud, Aniou and Starlight chatted about the coming cubs, Clouds cubs, that is. Despite their deep feelings for one another Fell and Starlight were only in the early stages of a relationship, and Thunder’s actions had disrupted the packs normal life.

 “This so strange, I am so young yet I will be a mother” Cloud said shaking her head.

“It is a little crazy” Starlight replied looking at her friend. “But the pack will help you, no matter what.”

“They should not even exist. I still saw Thunder as the wolf he used to be, the wolf who was my best friend.”

“Cloud you are not to blame for Thunder’s actions, he was a master manipulator, the fact you and he were once friends only made it easier for him.” Aniou replied watching as Kar and Fell gave fighting lessons to a group of seven wolves.

  “I suppose not” Cloud replied catching the direction of Aniou’s gaze. “Say Kar is looking rather handsome.”

“You are lucky to have him as your mate…you know, given that you are the wolf spirit, normal pack rules do not apply” Starlight said grinning. “That and the fact they are already broken.”

 “Starlight is that all you think about?” Aniou asked blushing.

“No, but everyone can see how much you and Kar love each other. Like I said you are the wolf spirit, above normal pack rules and you both helped to save this pack, no one would object.”

 “Oh be serious…..Kar and I…..well…for one thing I am not around all the time, I do have spirit duties….Then there is Fell, he would likely kill Kar if that ever happened.”

 “Maybe, but he is only your brother, he cannot control what you do” Cloud replied, wincing as her unborn cubs kicked.

 “And you do deserve to be happy, not even Fell could object to that” Starlight replied as the two wolves in question walked over.

   “Oh my aching paws, I’ll be stiff for days” Fell said flopping down next to Starlight.

“To right you will be. Your younger brother can sure fight Cloud” Kar said as he lay down next to Aniou.

 “He always did have a talent for trouble, usually big trouble. I’ve never seen him take anything seriously till he joined the guards” Cloud replied with pride.

 “Well he’s making a good one. He’s shown me more short cuts, hidden passages and hidden trials than any other wolf here, most of which the others didn’t even know existed!” Fell replied.

  “Oh he would know all them, explains how he caused so much trouble yet still managed to avoid taking the blame!!”

    Together the group watched their fellow pack members, now and then Kar and Aniou would look at each other, smiles playing across their faces. Flicking her tail Aniou licked her paw daintily, grinning sly at him. In reply Kar playfully nipping her ear, at this Aniou glared at him, nipping his ear in reply before running off. In a flash Kar was up on his paws and running after her, the pair dodging this way and that, soon leaving the den site and running out onto the ice.

     Under the twilight the pair ran, matching each other’s speed, running side by side. Their paws kicked up snow as they ran, their delighted howls echoing through sky, a howl full of love. Suddenly Aniou’s paws went from under her, causing her to fall onto the ice. Moments later Kar’s nose was touching hers, with Aniou licking him before getting up. The chase resumed as the pair bounded across the ice and snow, their paws leaving deep tracks. Night fell and still the pair ran, the stars shining brightly above them. Reaching the top of a snowy hill Kar pounced on Aniou catching her off guard. They rolled down the snowy cliff, with Kar landing on top of Aniou at the bottom, their blue crystals touching. Looking up him Aniou smiled, licking him lovingly and receiving a lick in return. Then both were bathed in light as the Northern Lights appeared out of the darkness.

 “The Northern Lights! They are so beautiful” Aniou whispered.

“Just like you, as magical as you are” Kar replied kissing her.

      As the Northern Lights danced above them Aniou and Kar proclaimed their love for each other, their souls joining to from one. In the midst of their love new life was created, a magical bond passing between the pair. The first light of morning found the pair asleep next to each other. As the warmth touched their fur the pair awoke, smiling at each other.

  “I love you Kar” Aniou whispered.

“I love you more than anything else Aniou” Kar replied kissing her.

“Last night was amazing, with the Northern Lights shining above us.”

    For the next few days Aniou and Kar stayed away from the pack, revelling in their privacy, something they had little off.  When they finally returned to the pack a week later they were met by a fuming Fell who promptly laid onto Kar heavily.

       A couple of weeks passed and Kar began to notice slight changes in Aniou’s behaviour, something which deeply concerned the grey wolf. Exactly three weeks since that under the Northern Lights, Aniou and Kar stood on the rocky outcrop in the sea.

 “Aniou what is going? I am not blind, your behaviour has been changed, and you are slightly plump around the middle” Kar asked, waiting anxiously for her reply.

“I carry our cubs” Aniou whispered, grinning widely as Kar licked her.

“I knew it, I knew it, oh this is fantastic.”

“Kar careful” Aniou laughed as Kar jumped all over her.

“Sorry I am just so happy.”

“So am I.”

“We are in trouble. Fell is going to….”

“Oh dear, he is going to be fuming, how on earth do we break it to him?”

 “In private, and the sooner the better, he has also noticed the changes in you it won’t be long before he catches on.”

      Later that day Aniou, Kar and Fell stood together in the forest near the packs den site, the latter very confused.

 “Alright you two, what is going