finally sat down looking up at the exit to the den as the rain began to pour down outside.

Blaez slowly opened his eyes and watched as Silver slowly walked towards the entrance of the cave, it was almost midnight and the soft moonlight slid in to the cave illuminating it. ‘Where are you going?’  Blaez said as Silver turned around but didn’t say anything as he softly padded forwards before saying.

‘It looks like the guards have gone.’

‘Don’t fall for that old trick Silver.’ Slowly Blaez stood up and looked down the corridor before smelling the air and sighing.

‘They’re still there.’

‘You can stay here if you like but I’m going.’

‘Wait….’  Blaez said as both wolves looked towards the entrance as lighting flashed and a sound of muffled voices could be heard.

‘Wait here…’  Blaez said as he slowly started to walk towards the entrance of the cave but Silver obviously didn’t do as he was told and quickly followed after him.

As soon as he was near the entrance a wolf pocked their head out from a corner right in to Blaze’s face making him gasp but remain where he was. His grey eyes met with the navy blue ones of the wolf front and instantly he knew that they weren’t apart of the Shangkai pack, they were too small. Silver growled and walked up beside Blaez. ‘Get back, we’re leaving…’

‘Agreed now quickly follow me!’  The wolf said as they jumped away from the cave before looking back at them, for a moment Blaez didn’t seem to move as he thought about the options before jumping forwards after the wolf where as Silver remained put.

‘Wait she could be…’

‘Trust me on this Silver.’  Blaez said turning to his old friend as they exchanged glances and just when Blaez thought his old friend was going to come with him Silver instantly sprung out of the cave and ran away leaving Blaez and the other wolf alone Blaez was about to run after him but the other wolf stopped him.

‘Leave him…he has chosen his fate.’

‘I can’t….’

‘Your other friends need you now follow me quickly.’  The wolf ran in to the forest and Blaez stood on his own for a moment as he looked after Silver before looking back at the other wolf Azure and Konnor needed him more. Looking down at the ground with a sad look on his face he ran after the other wolf deep inside of him knowing that he’d just let his oldest friend down.

The thick bush and scrub scratched against Blaez’s face as he ran behind the wolf so fast he felt almost like he was flying over the land.

Suddenly the wolf in front of him stopped and Blaez quickly stopped himself from bumping in to them.

‘We’re safe now I know the way from here.’  The wolf said as they slowly started to walk forwards.

‘Wait a minute where are my friends, who are you and you couldn’t possibly know this land because It belongs to my pack.’  Blaez stopped in his tracks and didn’t move as he looked at the wolf who seemed quite calm before turning around and looking at him.

‘My names Akela…’she said before continuing ‘your friends will be safe in our own pack lands and this land belongs to the Shangkai pack the old pack who used to live here disappeared over a year ago now.’

‘I am from the old pack, I used to live here.’  Blaez said quickly as Akela simply raised an eyebrow and laughed.

‘That’s impossible now follow me if you want to see your friends.’ She finished as she slowly padded off ahead of Blaez who thought for a moment before quickly following after her.

Akela had light brown and white fur with a dark reddish colored patch at the back of her head and two white socks on both of her front paws.

It didn’t seem like very long before Blaez and Akela walked over a shallow river that Blaez instantly recognized. He smiled to himself as he looked down the river remembering that this was the exact same River that three years ago he and his siblings had been born he knew that this was his old packs lands and now he couldn’t deny the fact that he was indeed home.

‘Blaez!’  Azure yelled happily as she ran forwards towards him as the two wolves passed a few large boulders.

‘I’m so glad you’re alright, aren't we Konnor…’  Looking past Azure he saw Konnor and smiled as both he and Azure walked towards Konnor who looked up at the them.

‘Those wolves Blaez they’re the…’  Konnor started.

‘Shangkai pack I know.’ Blaez interrupted.

‘I don’t understand they all disappeared hundreds of years ago they can’t be alive now.’  Azure said looking up at Blaez who turned to Akela and a few others wolves who were looking at them. A white wolf walked up beside Akela and said quietly.

‘These two claim to be the pack that disappeared one year ago.’  Akela nodded.

‘As does this wolf.’

‘Can we believe them?’  The white wolf asked as he looked Akela who was thinking deeply.

‘Not yet Keaton…they must prove themselves first….’  Nodding Keaton slowly walked away as Akela walked forwards towards Blaez who turned to her and asked.

‘What happened here? The land has changed so much….’

The sun in the distance began to slowly rise as Akela sat down on the stony ground and said to the three wolves.  ‘Let me tell you…’  

‘It all began when the previous pack who lived on these lands left, I was only one year old then so what happens is vague to me but others have told me exactly what happened’  Keaton who was a white wolf with black ears and a black muzzle walked up beside Akela and sat down before saying.  ‘One year ago almost exactly when the pack who lived here disappeared the packs who remained constantly fought over what little food was available. Slowly the packs grew weaker as they stole from each other and pack ties and agreements broke apart, packs land no longer held together, wolves constantly crossed borders in the search for food.’

Akela frowned as she began. ‘A new super-powerful pack suddenly appeared out of no where, they claimed to be the Shangkai pack and their Alpha Torren warned ever wolf in the entire land to either leave now or else he take the land by force. Of course the packs were so busy fighting over what little food was left they didn’t take the threat seriously and before they knew it the full force of the Shangkai pack bore down on the entire area. Many wolves were killed, many escaped and small paw full formed what we are today, a small rebellion who are trying to reclaim our land.’

‘How many of them are there?’ Blaez asked looking at Keaton and Akela who thought for a moment.

‘At least 50 maybe more but no less.’ Keaton said sighing to himself.

‘That doesn’t explain how the land became so lush, when we left the entire area was dying but now it’s so different.’ Azure said looking at Akela who simply nodded before saying.

‘After the caribou had seemingly vanished and become short we had  an extremely harsh winter and once the winter had gone and the area flourished in the spring soon after the Shangkai pack arrived with much grass and more caribou from up north came down attracted by the lush land we still don’t understand how when the Shangkai pack arrived the land suddenly changed.’

‘Wait a minute…’ Konnor said ‘…so your telling me that the caribou returned, then why did we assume they crossed to the other side?’ Konnor looked at Blaez who looked a little confused before saying.

‘No the caribou did make the cross because for the first few moons whilst we were over their the caribou lived and flourished but they seemed to disappear again…’

‘What don’t they like us or