Konnor who had slowly stood up walked towards the others but didn’t look as enthusaised as they did about what was in front of them. ‘What are we going to do now Blaez?’  He asked looking at Blaez who looked down the long narrow beach and sighed.

‘I believe we must have walked the entire beach last night and Silver isn’t here, our best bet is that he walked in to the forest to seek shelter from the storm’

‘I agree.’ Azure said nodding as she looked at Konnor who looked a little skeptic. Without saying anything Blaez slowly walked forward towards the forest with Azure and Connor walking behind him.

Unknown to them a glistening pair of eyes looked out from the trees and watched them as they walked forward in to the forest.

‘Wow I can’t believe this is our old land…’ Azure said ducking under some low branches as she followed behind Blaez who lead the way. Although Blaez wasn’t even quite sure where he was going, his land had changed so much that he didn’t even know where he was.

‘We’re lost.’  Konnor said rolling his eyes as he looked up at Blaez who ignored him as he continued forward. Suddenly there was a rustle in the trees causing Azure and Konnor to instantly stop and look at each other. ‘Did you hear that!?’  Konnor said catching up to Blaez who sighed and turned around to face him.

‘It’s just the wind….right Azure?’  He finished turning around to look past Konnor at Azure but he instantly gasped when he noticed that she wasn’t there.

‘Azure!?’  Blaez yelled as he ran past Konnor who gasped as he to turned around.

‘Azure….where are you?’ Konnor yelled looking worried as he turned to Blaez who suddenly looked very serious as he started to run deeper in to the forest with Konnor close behind him.

‘Wait Blaez where are you going?’

‘I heard something follow me quickly; I think it might Azure…’  Pushing ahead through the undergrowth, Blaez’s gray eyes only looked forward trying to follow the flickering shadow that was just in front of him. For a moment it disappeared and when he finally broke through some overgrowth he noticed there seemed to be a small cliff edge. Instantly he stopped he breathed deep as he looked down the cliff to see a drop in to a river that flowed below.  ‘Konnor who ever they were managed to escape…’

Turning around Blaez noticed that Konnor was no longer behind him, his heart skipped a beat as he ran back in to the jungle.  ‘Konnor….Konnor….’  Blaez yelled out with a worried expression on his face as he ran, he couldn’t lose all of them, not again.  Hearing something around him Blaez stopped and snarled as he looked around as a shadowy figure kept moving all around him. ‘Show your-self…’ Blaez barked and crouched low as he looked around his heart pumping hard against his chest. He heard a small snapping sound of someone stepping on a branch and he instantly whirled around but he felt something hit him and instantly he descended in to blackness…

Slowly his eyes opened to a blurry world as Blaez slowly tried to sit up as his vision began to come back. Once he could finally see he noticed that he seemed to be in some sort of cave. Looking around he couldn’t see any of his friends and instantly when he saw the entrance he ran forwards towards it. As soon as he was close to the entrance a black wolf leapt in front of him and growled menacingly causing Blaez to stop and growl, it was only one wolf he could take him on.

Before he could do anything another wolf came up beside the black one and they looked down at him. ‘Where are my friends?’ Blaez demanded looking at the wolves who simply smirked but didn’t say anything. Blaez took a small step forward. ‘I asked you a…’ 

The black snapped its larger jaws in Blaez face as the brown one said loudly.  ‘Take one more step and I swear I’ll kill you…’ Both wolves looked at Blaez who frowned knowing he was outmatched as he took a few steps back and sat down not saying anything else.

‘Tell the Alpha’s this one is awake.’ The brown wolf said to the black one who instantly nodded as he reared around and ran off in to the distance leaving the wolves alone.

‘Where are my friends?’  Blaez asked again at the black wolf who looked back at him but didn’t move as he said in a low tone.

‘You’ll find out soon…’  From the trees suddenly a wolf burst through and walked towards the black wolf who instantly stood aside for them.

‘Now let’s see this intruder on my lands…’

A huge black wolf with golden brown eyes stepped in front of the cave and looked at Blaez who stood there watching him as he walked forward towards him sniffing the air the black wolf growled low before looking at Blaez who returned the gaze.  ‘You were one of the wolves who used to be here weren’t you? I can still smell your pack every where I go’  The black wolf spat. ‘Now tell me who you are.’

Blaez stood his ground as he looked directly at the black wolf. ‘Where are my friends?’  All the wolves in front of him laughed out aloud as the black wolf walked even closer towards Blaez.

‘I’m think you miss heard me wolf, now again tell me who you are.’ The wolf growled low for a moment as Blaez refused to answer as he stepped back and looked away with an angry expression on his face. ‘Fine then.’ The black wolf turned around and walked out of the cave and for a moment Blaez thought he’d left for good but he was wrong because for a moment there was a silence before he heard a familiar voice and instantly turned back around.

‘Silver….’ Blaez yelled as a wolf who was much larger then himself pushed Silver a few feet from the front of the cave. Just as his name explained Silver was a grey wolf who was entirely grey except for black patches under his eyes that reflected his amber gaze.

Looking up Silver looked at Blaez and smiled for a moment but refused to say anything as the black wolf again reappeared in front of Blaez blocking his view of Silver.

‘Tell me who you are or else…’  Hearing a painful yelp Blaez instantly stepped forward only to be blocked by the black wolf.

‘What are you doing?’

The black wolf laughed out aloud. ‘Tell me who you are…’

‘My names Jak.’ Blaez lied as the black wolf smiled and walked up close to Blaez.

‘Well done my friend, now I’ll let you know my name.’  The black wolf turned around and held his head up high before saying loudly.  ‘I am Torren Alpha Male Of The Shangkai Pack.’

‘No wait, the Shangkai pack hasn’t been heard of for many many years…’  Blaez said confused as Torren turned around and wandered out of the cave before taking a backwards glance at Blaez and whispering something to one of the nearby wolves.

A large grey wolf pushed Silver inside with Blaez and as Silver spun around to snap at the wolf, the large wolf easily dodged his attack before simply turning around as a few others walked over towards the front of the cave and stood on watch to make sure they didn’t escape.

 ‘Silver I’m so glad you’re alive.’  Blaez said looking at his friend who looked extremely serious as he turned around and walked to the back of the cave before sitting down.

‘They captured me last night before I could…but did you hear what they said?’  Walking forwards and sitting down Blaez nodded.

The Shangkai pack eh? They must be lying’  They both sighed before Blaez asked hopefully.  ‘Have you seen Azure or Konnor?’

Silver shook his head sadly as he turned around glaring at the entrance before whispering. ‘I reckon I’d be able to run past them.’ Blaez laughed to the surprise of Silver who turned to look at him.

‘Oh wait you were being serious.’  Blaez said frowning slightly.

‘Look do you just want to sit here? Who knows what they’re going to do with us!’

‘We might as well wait and see.’

‘That’s why Nava never made you alpha wasn’t it because you could never handle situations like this, that’s why your only the Beta and would only ever be one.’  Blaez growled as he turned around at Silver as they both exchanged glances at each other but didn’t say anything.

‘That none of your business Silver.’

‘It used to be when we were friends…’  Silver spat as he looked away at the entrance noticing the sun was beginning to set and the storm from last night had returned to reek havoc for another night.

‘Yes when we were friends...I just hope the others are alright…’  Blaez sighed as he laid his head down on his front paws still not believing the Shangkai pack were here, but what were they doing here? What happened to the other packs that used to live here? What happened to Nava? Why had their land changed so much and why was he even here at all?

‘Stop worrying Azure I’m sure Blaez and Silver are fine.’  Konnor said as he laid down in the small den with a large white wolf guarding the exit. Azure was pacing up and down in the small den before looking at Konnor.

‘How can you say that, who knows what’s happened to them.’

Looking away Konnor sighed before saying in a whisper.  ‘…and I’m fine Azure thanks for asking’  But Azure didn’t hear as she finally sat down looking