A black wolf paced the entrence of a cave. His white paws walking swiftly across the rock. "Mama?" The puppy was worried. He darted out. His dad, Tarnak, was leading him to a limp body. He knew that wolf. "MOM!" The pup cried, his father left, to sad to look at her. The pup, not even 12 weeks old, was never expecting this. He lay down, a bullet had hit her. Her snowy white fur stained with blood. The wolf opend her mouth to speak, every word she said was falowed by blood sperting from her mouth. "Zepher,--------Live--strong---Iloveyou..." The snow around her was staind too. "Mom,-no!" He cried, seeing her stop breathing. The pup lifted his head. He howled, pouring all his misary, sorro, and hate for humans, into this howl. A howl  was with him, other than his, It was Tarnaks. That howl turning into a yelp.

       He had been shot too, he wasn't dead. He was dieing. The young wolf ran, he didn't want to get shot. As his left back paw lifted a bullit whisked by, and grazzed his pad. Zepher skidded, and switched directions. Heading to the north, out of the small territory he once lived, he thought'Never come here again...they will kill you...' as he left blood stained trackes behined him. Part from his father, Tarnak, part from his bleeding paw. He stopped, looking back to see if the hunters were still there, and to see his territory once more.

        The blue eyed wolf ran, and felt as if he should never stop. Wich he thought was what was what he had to do. Three pure white paws galloped through the snow, one how ever, was dark red and bloody, wich gave him a limp, but that didn't stop him from running, nothing would. The pup was exousted, he had ran for quite some time now. He now was part running, part trotting, his paw was losing a bunch of his blood, wich caused his muscles to slowly stop. He knew he was out of his territory, brcause it nolonger smelled like if perents, or his deseast brother, Yosarrian.

    The pup thought seriously. "This ough to be the worst day a wolf has ever lived through! Mom died, Dad was dieing,  and I have no idea where I am... aww, crap! Now I smell other wolves..." Zepher looked arouned. Three wolves were growling at him. "RUN!" He yelled at himself. He ran off as fast as he swore he had ever seen a wolf run. Than a particular thought ran through his mind as he was leaving the 3 wolves in the snow. 'I like this, I feel so free, no one can cach me now, no one," He looked behind him, the wolves were gone, but he could tell, that wasn't the last of them. "I wonder if I will ever see a wolf that won't want to kill me..."

             Zepher now was sure he woulden't see the mean eolves for a long time, atleast he had hoped. The pup fell asleep. But in his dream he was fighting. "Having a nice dream, little one?" A sneery voice asked. "Huh? What?!" Zepher was wherling. The black and grey wolf wa snarling. "Wat do you want!?!" Zepher was trying the harsh aprproach. "Our little snack thinks he is tough, do ya now?" Three other wolves came up behind him. The pup was trying to dig himself into the snow. "Nayati, mady we should save him to be in our pack. It took us long enough to cach him, so he coud hunt for us or somthin'"

                  "NO!" Nayati grabbed Zepher from the scruff, and flung him against a tree. A sharp yelp rang through the clearing that he was in. "Get outa here pup, this is our territory, SCRAM!" "Well, why should I?" Zepher asked, making it clear that he was no wimp.  "Because Ill kill you if you dont." The larger Nayati growled. "Well ist fair fight, your almoset my age." "You mean YOUR almost MY age, so I can tear you to shreds."Nayati was obviosly thinking he was better.

     "Okay, than come and get me." Zepher sneered as he cocked back waiting for the chase. Nayati sprang out at him, missing, beacause Zepher had side-Steped out of the way. He was verry confedant now that he would beat Nayati. "Get back here, pup!"He growled. "NO!" Zepher snareled. "I will NEVER trust you!" "Now this isn't about trust. This is about MURDER!" Nayati was furiouse. "Murdering who? You? Okay." And Zepher ran. He knew that he could run faster than all of them, and then he heard Nayati running behind him. Zepher was despret to find a way to exape the jaws of the murder ubsessed Nayati.

         He ran untill no more Nayati was chasing him. And he knew why. Another pack was living here, and it wasent frendly ether. Another more intimedating wolf was towering in front of Zepher. Zepher was not going to take chances with the large white wolf, so he rolled on his back and curreld his tail between his legs. "Get outa here pup! This is MY territory, SCRAM!" He was snarling like he was gonna kill him. That was Zephers warning to leave as fast as he could. 'dont kill me...dont kill me...PLEASE. dont kill me..' Zepher bolted away. He almost knew there was no wolf out there who didn't want to kill him.

          When he was sure he wasn't in any ones territory, Zepher slowed down, he had a long way, and alredy, it had been a trail of broaken dreams.

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