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The black wolf chuckled. "I'm not most wolves." he said, his eyes glinting as if he'd just told some private joke that only he knew about. "I will think on your offer. In the meantime, perhaps we should get some rest. We all need to be travel worthy by the time this storm lets up." As if answering him, the wind outside pick up in a rather savage gust that blew cold air into their midst. Yuma shivered a little in his sleep and curled tighter to trap in as much body heat as possible. Twilight shrank back further into the shadows and closed his eyes to sleep, becoming invisible in the dark.

Tosca curiously watched what she could see of the strange wolf disappear into the dark, then nodded to herself.
"Yeah, we should sleep"
The she-wolf glanced once more out into the darkness, then back to the cave, and lowered herself to the cave floor to sleep. Once again, she had a hard time falling asleep but eventually, she slipped into a light sleep.

The hours passed as the wolves slept in silence. Finally, the storm ended the next morning, sending sunlight out in small streams across the snow-covered ground. Yuma's eyes ever so slowly peeked open, his vision blurry. As his sight cleared he saw that he was the first one awake. Stretching briefly, he stood and turned towards the entrance of the cave. The aftermath of the storm was beautiful with the ground covered in a fresh coat of white, as if painted there for the enjoyment of others. The youth cautiously stepped outside, the feeling of adventure welling up inside of him once again.

Blinking her eyes open, Kai blinked the sleepiness out of her eyes. Very cautiously, she stood and stretched, making sure she didn't wake anyone else. Tosca and Una were still asleep. The almost white wolf looked for her brothers but only spied Rowtag. This didn't surprise the young wolf at all. Yuma usually was the first to rise... at least most of the time. Wagging her tail, Kai stepped out into the cold snow, stepping lightly as the sudden cold hit her warm paws. A trail of prints led to Yuma who was looking all around him. Playfully, Kai galloped up,trying to stay quiet but knowing she was probably the least-sneaky pup of all her siblings.
"Good morning Yuma!"

The brown wolf turned around and greeted his little sister with a toothy grin. "Hey Kai." he said. Then turned and began taking in his surroundings again. "Isn't this great! Being out here, trekking through the snow, nothing to hold us back... It's like a real adventure!" He yipped and rolled in the snow, feeling every bit like a puppy again. "Don't you love it out here Kai?"

Kai beamed and tackled her older brother into the powdery snow.
"I do like it! But I do miss mom and dad a bit" Kai admitted. "But I guess we're doing okay so far! Except almost freezing last night..."
Now that she thought about it, she didn't even get a chance to look around the night before because she wanted to get out of the cold so fast.
"Where are we anyway?" Kai asked, observing the snow-frosted landscape.

Yuma shrugged as he got up from the ground. "Beats me." he said. "I've never been in this valley before. It's outside of mom and dad's territory, remember?" He'd never really given much thought as to where they were before, or to where they were going to live. But he supposed that was Una's job. Or Tosca. He really didn't know who was in charge at that point. "Come on, lets go back and see if everyone's up yet." He waited for Kai before heading back into the cave.

Kai rolled out of the snow and bounded after Yuma too.
"What should we do about Una and Tosca? I don't know who to listen to..."

Meanwhile, Tosca was just opening her eyes. For a second, she froze, not remembering where she was, then what had happened the night before rushed back to her. She lifted up her head slowly and looked around the dark cave. Rowtag was still sound asleep... Kai and Yuma must have gone outside. And Una was regrettably still only a few feet away. The young wolf rose to her feet and searched the back of the cave, wondering of the inky black wolf from the night before was still there.

Yuma shrugged as the two approached the cave. "I don't know either." he said. "Una's the oldest, but Tosca seems to know a little about what she's doing." He still pondered the question as the two entered the cave. He could see Tosca was up, but the other two were still fast asleep. "Whatcha lookin' at, big sis?" he asked. She was peering out into the more shadowy corners of the cave, almost like she was looking for something.

Tosca almost jumped at the sound of Yuma's voice, but recovered quickly.
"Uh... I think nothing..." she replied, trying to hide the uncertainty from her voice.
She looked again in the back of the cave and tried to pick out a shape but the cave was almost as dark as it was the night before.
"I think there was another wolf in here last night but I'm trying to think if it was a dream or not"
Tosca's blue eyes studied the back of the cave.
"Twilight, are you still here?"

Yuma looked to the back of the cave, but he didn't see anything either, and heard nothing. After a second he looked at Tosca like she was nuts. "Did the cold yesterday freeze your brain a little or something?" he asked. "'Cause I don't see anyone back-" but a quiet voice interrupted before he could finish.

"Just because you can't see me, doesn't mean I'm not here." the black wolf said. Twilight's yellow eyes became visible as they opened to to stare out at the three wolves from his shadowy corner. Yuma froze, as if he were paralyzed by the wolf's eerie gaze.

Tosca let a confident smile spread across her face.
"I think the cold froze your brain. Twilight, did you think about what I said last night?"

At the sound of her sister and brother's voices, Una finally woke up and opened her eyes.
"What's going on?" she asked, annoyed.

The yellow eyes in the dark dipped down, and then rose upward again in a nod. "I have. I will travel with you, if the others of your group will allow it." he said, his gaze moving in particular to Una, who was now on her feet. He could just tell by the way she carried herself that she believed she was the one in charge.

Yuma looked back at Una and could feel it coming. Rowtag had also woken up by now and stood beside him and Kai. "I can just feel an argument coming on now. Here we go again." he whispered to the two of them.

"There is no way he's coming with us!" Una growled, particularly at Tosca. "I can't believe you'd even talk to a complete stranger like that!"
Tosca rolled her eyes.
"He knows where we are and not everyone's out to get you Una" Tosca droned. "Do you even know where we are?"
Una's eyes dropped to the ground, but she kept her chin up and chest puffed out.
"It doesn't matter. We don't even have to know where we are, we're not trying to go anywhere"
Tosca was usually cool-headed, but Una was simply angering.
"So what happens if we stumble into a bear's cave, huh? What about another pack's territory?! They aren't going to bow down to you like you think we do! Twilight seems to know a lot more then you do so far, and I've only known him for one night! So what do you say to that, your majesty?"
The cave was dead silent. Kai held her breath. Una stared at Tosca. Tosca didn't break eye contact with Una.

Yuma looked back and forth between the two. He could understand what Una meant. The black wolf didn't seem like someone who would be completely trustworthy, but from he could tell, Twilight was older than they were, and father had always said that the older you get, the more you know, so he was with Tosca on this one. No matter how creepy their guide might be. Twilight, for his part just stood silently in the shadows watching.