Wolf fur. The village of Noatak was a death sentence for wolves.
If a wolf lasted 3 days alive there the wolf was considered immortal.
As anilda and Hitze ran anilda suddenly felt a pain in her stomach, and her water broke. Anilda knew what was about to happen. "Oh, god please not here. Not now" Anilda pleaded as her legs gave out from under her.
Hitze Skidded to a stop and looked back at anilda as she collapsed to the ground. "Anilda! what's wrong?" Hitze asked running back to her.
"Hitze i think it's time" Anilda managed to say.
"time?. . . Oh!" Hitze exclaimed as he realized what was happening. "Here! Now! Why now.Anywhere except here would have been better. WHY HERE!" Hitze thought to himself.
Hitze didn't know what else to do so he grabbed anilda by the scruff of her neck in his jaws and pulled her gently away from the Noatak village. But even as hitze did this arrows rained from the sky.Hitze gasped and stood over anilda. Shielding her from the arrows. Thankfully, none of them found its mark. Hitze grabbed anilda again and pulled her further from the village. There had to be somewhere he could get anilda too where she would be safe.

Thank the gods, he found one. It wasn't much, just a simple den that sank into the ground not too far away from the village they had just been attacked by. It was carefully concealed, which made it the perfect place to shelter Anilda that that moment. Even though he was not her mate, he knew the law. A male wolf was not allowed to witness the female birth the pups. So, trying to ignore he growls and snarls of pain, he paced around the mouth of the den. He was restless so sitting down while she went through this ordeal was out of the question.

By time Anilda was done, Hitze had fallen asleep. He'd tryied to fight off the fatigue he was experianced as he finally grew tired and layed down. However, nothing happened that night. Apparently the humans that had attacked them had given up on finding them. He was awoken by Anilda's soft voice in his ear. He opened one bleary eye and looked at her. Then, a second later, when he realized what he was seeing, he jumped up. "Anilda!"
She immediatly clamped his jaws shut by putting a paw under his muzzle and ontop of it as well. "Hush Hitze. I just wanted to make sure you were okay. The pup. . . was born fine. It's a fae. Now, get some sleep. You look dead on your paws." She said this all very switfly as if she wanted to get it all out before he made another attempt to speak. But, she fired so much information at him that he couldn't decided on anything to ask her and, as a result, he did as she had told him to do and laid back down. Even as weak as she had to be after that ordeal, Anilda still radiated strength.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

The next morning when Adam awoke he shook his head.
Preparing himself for what he was going to do he stretched his legs out and was relieved when the pain his his leg had shrank to a small sting on every step.
Walking outside the cave adam shivered in the cold atmosphere.
"Ok, here we go" Adam said to himself and, putting his two paws on the first stone ledge, he pulled himself up the side of the mountain. The pack was clear, The only problem was keeping his balance, and with his leg being the way it was, that wasn't going to be an easy task.

Alike awoke just intime to see adam walk outside the cave. Curious Alike followed Adam. When he got out there he didn't see adam anywhere. Until he heard grunting and pebbles fell on top of his head. Looking straight up Alike gasped.
"Adam! what are you doing?"
"DAMN IT!" Adam shouted.
"Adam what are you trying to do?"
"Shut up and go back to sleep alike" Adam replied and continued pulling himself up.
Now Adam faced a problem. The next ledge was too far over for him to reach. (He'd have to jump.
But what if he missed? "look out below!")
Adam took a deep breath and jumped. It was a good thing he had long claws. If he hadn't had those claws adam knew he would have fallen just then. Pulling himself up adam panting looked down.
If he fell the results would not be very pretty. Looking back up adam just then realized how far he had come. The Ledge was just a few more and he was there. Looking around Adam spotted the next one and reached for it. His claws just parely scratched it.
He'd have to jump again.
Adam didn't know if he'd be able to make this one. Taking deep breaths he reopened his eyes and took the chance. Jumping, his claws once again saved his live. Pulling with all the strength left in his body adam managed to get his upper body over the edge.
Using his legs adam got his entire body onto the ledge.
Panting adam looked ahead.Straight ahead was the path he had run just last night to inform the pack of the newly discovered and deadly shortcut.
Following the path from which hed taken yesturday he arrived at the first and largest cave.
Anisto, Mali, and Jasper stood in front of the cave. Spotting him they ran over to him shocked.
"Where's the rest of the pack?" Mali asked
"We have to get them on our way. I stationed at leat 2 shield members at each cave so the pack is save" Adam nodded.
Jasper then noticed adam's leg.
"Adam what on earth happened to your foot?"
"Accident. Don't worry about it. It's ok now. Now we need to get the pack up and moving as early as possible" Adam went on dismissing the topic of his injured foot.
"ok, ill start getting them up" Mali and Anisto said in unison.
Adam joined in and within 10 minutes they were headed for the second part of the pack.

Within the hour adam and the entire pack were gathered at the base of 'De Long Mountains'
Aleu beamed at him everytime she saw him. He was begining to suspect aleu was hiding something from him but he knew better than to question the alpha of the pack.
Aleu instructed the ten shields with each of them a certain task to do. Then once each of the shields understood their assignment she turned to the pack and informed them of the plan. If everything went to plan that day, they would be in their safe haven by nightfall.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Awakening Hitze got to his paws and took a peak inside the den. After a second, he spotted Anilda laying asleep in an open arc. The single gray pup nestled at her belly.
The sight was a peaceful one.
Thinking back Hitze found it hard to believe that just two days ago they had met, and already he had saved her life two or three times and even flet obligated to watch over the den where she was giving birth to her pup.
Hitze sat back down and watched the two sleep soundlessly.
It was only when Hitze heard the cock of a gun that Hitze realized his defensive fire wall had gone out.Adam looked behind him and saw no one then it hit him.
Sniper!
Hitze looked up at the hill overlooking them. It was the perfect advantage point. Sure enough there the sniper was, aiming his weapon at the sleeping anilda. Hitze, enraged, concentrated and suddenly the gun caught fire. This proved to be a mistake however. The gun was fully loaded and the flames caused the gun to go off repeatedly. Hitze Threw himself over Anilda and the pup. When the gun went quiet Hitze backed away from them and said, pointing a paw up at the hill, "Sniper, he was aiming at you."
Anilda took a deep breath and stuggled to her paws.
"What are you doing? you need to rest. you just gave birth hours ago" Hitze said gently pushing anilda back down.
"there'll be plenty of time to rest when we get to the safe haven" Anilda said stubbournly
Hitze didn't argue. Instead he picked up the pups and set them on her mother's back where she curled up and slept on.
Anilda glanced back and smiled at the site of her daughter oh her back.
Hitze walked on her side as the headed past the Noatak village while the villagers were asleep.
Anilda sped up to a slow run, eager to get as far away from the village as possible. Though with every step anilda felt like her legs were about to give out.
"Come on, we're almost there" Anilda said to herself, willing herself on.
Hitze had to admit it, Anilda was alot stronger than he had thought.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

In the pitch black night, not even the moon was out tonight, all adam could make out was a pair of gleaming red eyes.
One pair of eyes turned to two. Then four. Eight, Sixteen, Thirty-two,Sixty-four.
They countinued to multiply until there were over two hundred pairs of eyes. Adam felt his heart start to pound.
He shut his eyes, tight.
The red rock pack had discovered the pack.
Snarling a wolf darted at him. Landing on him. Sending its claws deep into his chest. Deeper, deeper.
Adam could feel the claws continue to sink deeper into his skin. Far deeper than any wolf's claws could possibly go. Adam then knew this was a nous-controller.

Adam awoke whining. Breathless and sweaty, adam looked around. The sun was starting its descent.
Adam shook his head. Several wolves were watching him curiously. He paid no attention to it.
"What was that?" Adam wondered. "It was so real"
Struggleing to his feet adam stretched his limbs out and felt a jolt of pain rush threw his leg.
Biting back the pain adam set his leg down, cautiously.
On contact with the ground his leg didn't sting as it usually did. But when he put more weight on it he collapsed. Suddenly feeling like his leg wasn't even there.
Sitting up he shook the snow from his face and tried to forget about his leg.
Not an easy task when it was continually throbbing painfully.
"You ok adam?"
Adam looked around and spotted Mali behind him.
"Yea, im ok. It's nothing"
"Adam, have you even looked at your leg?" Mali asked. Her voice full of concern.
Adam glanced down at his leg and instently whished he hadn't.
Easily seen threw the thin layer of fur on adams leg, green skin could be made out. The dry blood from the cut made the sight even worse. His cut still hadn't healed and remained open. The pale skin no longer bleeding.
Gulping adam opened his mouth and said "don't worry about it"
Mali shook her head, "Something has to be done about your leg adam. Fine" she added suddenly when adam looked away from her "if you don't want to