they like us or something?’  Konnor said amusing himself but quickly stopped when everyone gave him a serious look. Yawning Akela looked at the new comers before turning around.

‘The sun will be up soon and then we must move on, get as much sleep as you can…’  With that Akela and Keaton slowly turned around and padded away leaving the three wolves all looking at each with confused looks.

‘Did you see Silver?’ Azure asked looking up at Blaez who looked back towards the forest.

‘No.’

‘I hope he’s alright.’ Azure said before she started to walk off in to the distance.

‘So do I.’  Blaez said as he and Konnor followed Azure until they reach a small dry area and laid down to get some sleep.

As much as Blaez tried to keep his tired grey eyes open to see whether Silver would appear he couldn’t hold back how tired he was and he slowly blinked but his eyes didn’t open again as he fell in to dreamless dark sleep.

‘They what!’  Torren yelled so loud that it echoed around the small area he was in. Torren was a large wolf that was black and dark gray, he had light grey patches under his eyes which always gives the illusion that he is tired, he has two light grey strips on all four of his legs and light brown eyes.  ‘We’ll never get them back now.’  Torren said growling to himself as another wolf slowly walked in and stood beside him. This wolf was a mix of white and light brown and had a long flowly tail which had two triangular strips on it.

‘Oh don’t worry…’ She whispered and smiled.

‘For the last time Dusk I said to leave me be.’ Torren growled as he turned to her but she just ignored him and sighed.

‘Don’t worry my mate the rouges will be back.’ 

Laughing out aloud Torren turned to his mate.  ‘Why would they!?’

‘We have this.’  Both wolves turned around and a large black wolf pushed Silver in to the clearing looking very worried as he looked up at Torren who smiled to himself. Slowly Torren walked closer to Silver who looked up at him. ‘Oh dear one didn’t make it…’  Dusk and Torren laughed as Silver looked up at them with a worried expression on his face.

‘They’ve captured the other wolf…’ Keaton whispered to Akela as she frowned, unknown to them Blaez was already awake and had walked over to them.

‘You mean Silver.’ He said looking back towards his old packs land which was now ruled by the Shangkai pack.

‘I’m sorry but we must leave him or else we won’t make it back to our hideout before nightfall.’ Akela said and turned around but Blaez quickly frowned and jumped in front of her causing her to stop.

‘Wait we can’t just leave him.’ Blaez argued as Keaton stepped forward and growled at him.

‘Leave her alone.’ Keaton growled as Akela simply sighed before saying.

‘We’ll give you a few minutes to decide before we leave.’ With that both Akela and Keaton walked away leaving Blaez alone before quickly running over to Konnor and Azure who were slowly starting to wake up.

‘One night down, only a whole year to go.’ Konnor sighed and put his head on his paws as Azure ignored his comment and ran over to Blaez who walked over to them

‘Any news on Silver?’

‘Yes, now I want you to two to follow Akela I’ll catch up to you because I’m going to go find Silver.’ Blaez said quickly as Konnor jumped up.

‘What, that’s suicide let me come with you…’

‘No Konnor stay with Azure and if I don’t return make sure to carry out the mission we promised Aleu.’ With that Blaez started to run off but stopped when he heard Azure speak to him.

‘How will you find your way back to us?’ Smiling for a moment Blaez turned around his grey eyes flashing. 'Don’t forget Azure I was born on this land and my scent is as good as it ever has been.’ With that Blaez bounded off in to the trees and soon disappeared just as Akela walked over to the two wolves.

‘Where's Blaez?’ She asked looking at them as Konnor frowned.

‘He went to find Silver.’  She looked over towards where Blaez ran off and a confused expression came over Akela’s face because she knew that that wasn’t the way to the Shangkai pack lands, where was he going?

Slowly Blaez climbed the small rocky slope, his paws feeling as though at any moment were going to give way and he’d stumble down the small rocky slope as he remembered back in the time when he used to live on these lands.

‘Blaez come here’

A young adult Blaez came bounding up towards a wolf with white and black fur, it was his mate.

‘Yes Kia?’  He asked smiling at her as she smiled back up at him.

‘I’m going to have pups’  Blaez looked shocked for a moment before smiling and holding his head up high in to the air.

As soon as he reached the top a wave of cold air hit him as Blaez stood on the small ledge which over looked his territory he then turned around and looked at the neirbouring packs lands and sighed sadly.

Kia had been his secret love from another pack and despite the fact Blaez had tried to hide this he knew that Nava always knew but was grateful that Nava never mentioned it because Kia was very special to him.

Waiting alone on a small ledge a young wolf came out of a small rocky cave and looked up at Blaez before walking over to him.

‘I’m sorry but Kia didn’t make it…’

Blaez looked away his mate had been very sick and he knew their was a chance she wouldn’t make it.

‘But she managed to give birth to two small pups.  Looking back at the wolf Blaez watched as two tiny pups were brought out by another female wolf, looking down at his tiny children Blaez wasn’t sure whether or not to feel glad that his pups were safe or sad that his mate had just died. The two female wolves ha been sisters of Kia and so Blaez trusted them.

Before he could say anything the neighboring packs Alpha Male leapt forwards towards Blaez and growled.  ‘Leave my land or you’re declaring a war on my pack’  Blaez growled at the wolf but stopped as he looked at the two tiny pups,  the alpha Male followed his gaze.  ‘If I ever catch you on my land again, I’ll kill these pups who are lucky that I’m a soft leader…now GO!’  The male roared at Blaez who looked at his pups and fearing for their lives he turned around and ran, he’d never see his pups again and he wouldn’t put their lives in danger by trying to see them…

Blaez stood on the exact same area where he had last seen his tiny pups and as he looked at his lands his sighed wondering whether or not his pups had survived and if they had, had the girl grown to be a young adult as beautiful as her mother? Did his son become a brave warrior like Blaez tried to be?

As he stood there he sighed and promised himself that if his children were alive he’d find them and bring them back home to Aleu’s pack and make sure they knew their mother and father.

Sitting down on the rocky ground he hung his head low before slowly standing up and looking back towards the land knowing that before he could find his pups he had to rescue Silver.

Blaez had been born on this land and although more trees might have grown and the summers flood flooded the entire area he still knew it quite well. When he was younger his parents always commented on how he was such a young adventurous pup, but all that was behind him.

As he ran he didn’t notice a dark shadow following him, hearing the crack of another branch around him Blaez instantly stopped and growled as he turned around and came face to face with another wolf and he instantly knew they were park of the Shangkai pack.

The wolf was a mix of grays and black, his ears were black and had black patches on both sides of his face as well as having a black tip at the end of his tail and black patches on the back of all his legs.

The brown eyes of the wolf matched Blaez eyes as they stared at each other with Blaez growling and circling the other wolf.

‘Wait, don’t attack me.’ The wolf said in a forced quite voice as he stared around as though making sure no one was around but Blaez ignored him and lunged forward but the wolf quickly dodged the attack.

‘Talk is cheap from a member of the Shangkai pack.’  Blaez growled.

‘No listen, I’m on your side! My names Jate!’  Jate said looking at Blaez who obviously didn’t believe him as he laughed out aloud.

‘I don’t believe you’  Blaez said as Jate frowned slightly as he tried to think of something to say.

‘Akela….you know her right?’  Jate asked looking at Blaez who thought for a moment.

‘I do but I believe that every Shangkai pack member would know that name’

Frowning for a moment Jate looked at Blaez.  ‘So be it you fool, it wont be hard to take care of you.’ Jate lunged at Blaez who was ready as they both stumbled to