age made her seem a little frail.

“Mom, it’s all my fault, I was trying to help Aniu hunt, and she was injured, and now she’s in the other packs land, with Akino and...”

“What’s Akino doing here Nayak?” Nayak’s mother said curiously.

“Mom! Aniu needs help!”

“Yes, you’re right, come, we need to get some others to help to, you said it’s on the other packs land?” Nayak looked away in embarrassment.

“Yes... that was my fault.”

“That doesn’t matter, let’s go.”

 

    Before Akino had time to react, a large group of wolves jumped out from the nearby trees. “Well, looks like we got some trespassers, and what leads you out here wolf, and a dog!?... what are you doing with a wolf?” The leader snickered, the group behind started a small chuckle.

“me and my sister were hunting antelope and she took after it when it ran off, and it lead us here.” Akino jumped ahead of Aniu.

“please, we don’t want a fight.”

The leading wolf of the pack was a great deal bigger than the others,

“Well you should have thought of that before you crossed over mut.” Akino gave a cold stare. “Oh, don’t get your tail in a knot.” A slight chuckle came from the wolves behind the lead wolf. Aniu didn’t normally show much emotion, but you could tell she was scared. 
“Akino, you should go, I don’t want you getting hurt over me.”

“Oh how sweet, the wolf loves the dog, haha woof!”

“Ok, I’ve just about had it, stop or-”

“Or what dog, you gonna take me on?”

The other wolves watched in anticipation, talking amongst each other.

“If that’s how it’s going to be.”

“No! Akino don’t!”

Akino stood firm as the lead wolf charged at him, snarling.

“Naga, Cyrus!”

The wolf came to an abrupt halt. an elder, female wolf stepped out from the pack.

“But they are trespassers!” The elder ignored Cyrus’s conniption. Her fur was a black-tinted brown, graying from age.

“I saw everything that happened, you are lucky to be alive white wolf. Not everyone can survive something as traumatic as a stampede.” Their pack stood silent, even the woods around were still at the sound of the elder. The elder move toward Aniu and Akino, she carried a certain air about her, royal and graceful. “You are welcome to stay here until you are well enough to leave. However, I will have a few of my wolves watch over you, this is our part of the land after all.”

“What are you doing, old fool? This is not how we deal with pests who trespass, I won’t allow them to stay here.” The pack started to get riled up.

“They are not pests Cyrus, they are guests! And you can’t do anything about it, you are not alpha, not while I’m still here.” The other wolves silenced themselves.

Akino spoke up, “Thank you, we will be gone as soon as Aniu’s pac-”

“As soon as I can get up and move again, thank you elder.” Aniu interrupted Akino, she had a feeling two trespassers on their land was too much already, if they knew more were coming, it might not turn out that great.

“Very well white wolf, let’s go Cyrus, we need to talk about your... outburst, and the two of you, stay here until they leave. The elder looked toward two young wolves that looked both surprised, and disappointed”

Cyrus gave the trespassers one last tense glare, before leaving with the others.

Aniu let out a breath.

“That was close. Akino, you could’ve gotten yourself hurt, or worse.”

“Well I didn’t.”

Aniu looked surprised by Akino’s bold answer.

“Sorry Aniu, I didn’t mean to snap. Just a little, angry with that guy still.”

“Haha he would’ve kicked your tail mut!” The two wolves looked at each other, and began to laugh. Aniu glared at them, making them feel a little uncomfortable, and look away.

“Aniu, what are we going to do?”

“What do you mean Akino?”

“I mean, what about the pups?”

“They’ll be fine, they will be raised in a pack”

“Do you think the pack will accept them? I know how the pack doesn’t like outsiders, not only that, but They’ll be part dog.”

“Akino, the pack knows you, you’ve been around long enough, they know you have a kind heart, that should be enough for them if not, well, I’ll leave.”

“Leave the pack? I’m not sure that’s a good idea.”

“It would be the only other option Akino, and I don’t plan on it happening.”

    Moments later, the pack arrived, with Nayak, and their mom leading.

“Aniu, are you okay?” The mom clasped herself against Anui.

Anui winced at the embrace, her side burned with pain, making it hard for her to breathe.
“Yes mom, I think I’ll be fine” Akino backed off to give Aniu and her mom some room, while the wolves from the other pack looked at each other again, and ran off in silence.

Prologue Part Three

    The last person I would send to help is mom, Anui thought to herself, she was glad she came regardless. “What on earth were you thinking? Going after a Gazelle, with Nayak as your partner of all wolves.” Nayak seemed wounded at the rather rude comment.

“DO NOT speak to Nayak that way mother.” Anui snapped. “We would have been fine if, if I hadn’t misstepped.” Nayak was about to speak up, but Anui gave her a look, as if to say, do not speak of everything that happened. Now Anui wasn’t so glad mother came, who looked very shocked. “Anui, I mostly say this because Nayak is inexperienced as a hunter, and I’m just, very worried about you, You are the next heir to the pack” Anui shied away, then faced Akino subconsciously, who was looking around the area, catching on to the awkward moment. Mother followed her gaze, and ultimately noticed Akino was standing behind her. Akino felt her gaze, then stared back with an unpleasant look on his face, he felt he was being studied by her always. “What are you doing here Akino...” I’m was just passing through here, that’s all, when I saw what happened to Anui, I came to help.

“We don’t need your help anymore dog.”

“Mother!” Nayak and Anui shouted in unison. Mother ignored the two and tilted her head at two of the pack members, “find something to carry Anui back to the cave on, I’d like to leave here as soon as possible.”

    Akino turned and started to back away into the woods. “Halt, Akino! I want a talk with you, before you go.” Reluctant, Akino turned to face Aniu and Nayak’s mother one more time. A chilling breeze started to fill the air. “What? Do you want me to help you find something, or just say sorry? Because I-” “I don’t want to see you here again, out here, especially by my pack, and Aniu.”

Shock was an understatement to how Aniu was feeling, even more so to Akino. Mother’s pack of wolves looked at each other in quiet gestures, not sure how to react.

Aniu’s ears folded back, and her face showed displeasure, but she had to tell them all now. “Mother, I have to tell you something.”
“Now is not the time Aniu.”
“Now is the perfect time, mother, Nayak… Everyone” Aniu let out a big breath, Akino braced himself for what he believed was about to follow up. “Me and Akino, we are having puppies.” Many emotions showed across everyone, confused, surprised, ecstatic, and anger. Mother was staring intensely at Aniu, baffled at her. “What, what did you say Aniu? P-puppies, with... HIM!?” Everyone jumped at her anger. “What would your father think?” 
Aniu was going to say something back, but she was right, what would have father thought? He would have sided with mother she was sure. Aniu felt guilt, frustration, and sadness all pulling at her from the inside, she thought she was going to be torn to pieces, but she held it all in.
    “In honor of your father, I will let you stay with the pack, until your wound has healed enough, but after, you will take yourself and your… pups, with you.”Mother spoke up again. Akino jumped in front of mother and snarled. 
“No, I think it would be better if she goes with me now.” Akino’s brashness astounded mother. 
“Why would she go with you? Why would I let her go with you?”
“Cause from the sound of it, you don’t care for her anymore, and if she’s with me, I know she’ll be safe, and taken care of.” All eyes were fixed upon Akino, who stood much smaller than mother, but stood as an equal in temperament.
“Enough of this… get rid of him” She tilted her head at the pack members again, who just got back with a big enough tree branch to carry Aniu back on. “I said get rid of him, now!” A bunch of wolves jumped in front of Akino, and started to push him back in formation. Panic rushed through Akino’s body, fighting off this many wolves would be a daunting task, even for a bear, but could he even bring himself to fight them? He knew each one of them as friends. A few wolves looked at eachother, then nodded, and broke away from formation, letting a wolf by with the branch in her jaws, Akino knew her, Ebony.

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