disappearing so tragically? He did ask her to stay earlier that day, but he felt that he should have been more firm with her. If he made her stay with the pack, she would still be alive.

Then he thought to himself, "But then our pups might not have been." Or would they? If Kiona stayed behind...and he ordered the pups to run like he had done, would he have been able to scare that bear off himself? For a moment, he was sure he could have done just that, but then remembered what a brute that beast was. And how Kiona fought it off to protect her family. How he did his best to protect her. How his best...wasn't good enough to keep her alive.

He continued crying into her body, getting as close as he can to her, even if death kept them apart. He didn't know when he would stop crying, mourning his great loss. There would always be a large empty hole in him now that would never heal again or be filled. Kiona had been special from the every beginning, and the wolf didn't know what he was going to do without her presence around.

And the pups...how were they going to be without their mother? And they were still so young, too young. How was he even to begin to explain to them that their mother could no longer be with them. Would they be able to understand it? It would be their first real experience with death, how horrible that it had to be Kiona. And how would they react afterwards? Would they be forever changed? The alpha didn't know, but wasn't very hopeful.

For now, Achak just wanted to stay where he was, until he was ready to finally let go. The wolf just couldn't make himself pull away just yet, it was so hard. And they had all just begun to live as a family...now it had been torn apart, the future knocked into uncertainty. Things would never be the same again. He would never be the same.

But suddenly, as the silver streaked wolf was getting caught up in his deep thoughts, his ears caught a sound he knew very well. His tired, sad, dulled blue eyes opened, tears still freely funning down his face as he looked towards the entrance, where the sound was coming from. Then another joined it, and grew, more and more chiming in. His pack, his family and friends...they were howling. The accompaniment of all their different voiced together in a sad, lonely, yet beautiful chorus to the heavens. Pouring out their souls in harmony through song that only wolves were blessed with. Achak couldn't help but be caught up listening to it. They were giving their respects, and saying their last goodbye to a dear friend and pack member they would never forget.

And without even noticing, the alpha had soon been pulled into the eerie song, his voice joining the others, it echoing through the cave to the outside, his own sadness thick in it, as well as his love. And their testament continued through a good portion of the night, no doubt their voices carrying throughout the forest, and out into the sky.


Goodbye my friend


Goodbye my love


Until we meet again...


Goodbye, Kiona.



TO BE CONTINUED...

Not the final addition to The Brown Hill Spirits. Continue reading with us to find out what's in store for the pack in the days to come.


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