looked all about him. There were so many. So many calls! There had to be dozens! Doing the calculations in his head, he knew that his small force couldn't stand up to an attack against that large a number of wolves. Some of the howls had turned into snarls, and he could see figures flitting in the bushes near the clearing, they could attack any second.
Then he suddenly became paralyzed. In the shadows of a nearby bush were two eerie, yellow, frightening eyes. The sight froze the leader with fear. That was the final straw. "Retreat!", he called to his comrades. "Get out of here! Retreat at once!" The others were only too happy to oblige. They turned and ran back they way they came, hurrying to escape this fearful menace. Soon, they had gone and clearing was quiet once more.
A few minutes passed, then a black wolf with yellow eyes walked into the clearing. "All clear!", he yelled. Around him, thirteen other wolves came from the forest. Holly, Juno, Chase, Arlen and her pups all went into the cave. The others stayed outside.
Erak stared at where the dogs had disappeared, then he turned to Twilight. "That was a good idea. I thank you.", he said, nodding at him.
Twilight nodded gravely in return. "You are welcome, but they'll be back. In greater numbers too, and I don't expect that to work again."
Gareth walked up to the Alpha and said, "He is right. They won't give up that easily. That was probably just a testing party, to scout out how strong we were and to see i they couldn't soften us up. They will be back."
The pack leader considered this and slowly nodded. "Yes. We will have to be ready for when they return.", he said. Then he turned to look fondly at the four traveling wolves. "I thank you for your help. You have been good friends since you have come." He smiled at each of them in turn before continuing, "But I cannot ask you to take part in this conflict. You could get hurt and it isn't your fight. I would suggest you leave now, before things get ugly."
Winter looked at each of her siblings. Veena shook her head. One vote for staying. She looked to Jared. He just shrugged in his way of saying 'It's up to you. You're the boss.' And finally she looked to Twilight. The two stared at each other for a short time, Winter giving him a pleading look. Finally he rolled his eyes and gave a sharp nodded.
Winter smiled and turned back to Erak and shook her head. "Sir, I think my siblings and I would rather stay here. You've been good to us, and we just feel like we belong here. May we stay?", she asked.
Erak raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Gareth. The older wolf smiled and shrugged. "Why not?", he said. "I find them quite charming."
The Alpha smiled. Then he turned and looked at Navare. His eyes met the young wolf's and a hidden message passed between the two. The pack leader turned to look back at the four travelers. "I find you all to be honorable and good people. I would be honored to have you as members of my pack.", he said.
Winter smiled. "Thank you sir. Thank you so much.", she said. The four siblings finally had a new home. But soon they would have to defend it from destruction, as the dogs attack once more....
to be continued.....
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