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Yuma thought about it only a second before he shook his head. "Actually, sis that might not be a good idea." he said. "If this valley is covered in bear, then we should probably get out of here first. Right?" Rowtag nodded his head in agreement. Twilight had stepped back and away from the group a little. he agreed with what the young wolf said, but ultimately it wasn't his decision anyway.

Tosca nodded too.
"Okay, I guess we won't be staying here then"
Una growled. Tosca rolled her eyes.
"What do you think we should do, Una?"
"Well since I'm the leader, I think we should get out of here"
Tosca started to walk off and muttered over her shoulder, "It's a good thing we have you around Una... I don't know what we'd do without you"
Trying her best to ignore her sisters, Kai asked, "Where should we go?"
Tosca paused and glanced at Twilight.
"I'm in charge" Una said coolly. "So I say we should go this way"
With that, Una took off at a brisk walk. Tosca exchanged glances with the rest of the group but continued after Una anyway. They were sisters after all.

Twilight walked along with them, or more accurately, behind them. Una had, by luck, chosen the general direction they needed to go in anyway, so he felt no need to correct her, or say anything at all. For now he'd just walk with the group and keep an eye out for bears. That was the main thing they needed to worry about.

Yuma was, once again taking in the scene. The trees cast shadows across their path in the midmorning sun, and the air smelled sharp and frigid. Not even fear of bear attack could dampen his spirits. Rowtag, for his part was also enjoying himself a little. He walked along with a small smile on his face.

Kai walked along looking around as well too. She took in every snowflake, every tree, every shadow. At home, she was used to the same old sights.

Tosca, however, seemed to be the only one not having a good time. She absolutely hated when ever Una was leader. So far, it hadn't hurt them yet, but it was only a matter of time. Back in their old territory, she was more like a secondary mother... but out here, it was like she had been let off some invisible leash. And Tosca was almost at her breaking point.

Twilight could see Tosca's distress, and could also understand why. He found that Una seemed not to care that she wasn't an exceptional leader and quite simply thought it her right because she was oldest. Either that or she was ignorant of the fact that she had no idea what she was doing, which only made her a bigger idiot. Tosca would make a much better leader, he could see that plain as day, but it was none of his business, so he decided not to get involved.

The group travelled throughout the day, only stopping to drink once or twice. Since the quick fight that had happened that morning, neither of the older sisters spoke and neither tried to compete for leadership. Both silently walked a few feet away. Never making eye contact. Never even acknowledging the other existed.

Kai, on the other hand, wouldn't shut up. She continuously commented on ever difference from her old territory to the one they were traveling through. The group had stopped in several different territories but it seemed that every good one had an owner already.

By nightfall, the younger wolves were exhausted.
"Should we bunk down somewhere?" Kai asked warily. "I'm tired"
Tosca felt the same way but didn't say anything. She was still thinking about a place to call her own home.
"What if we can't find a good territory?" She asked, embarrassed at her inexperience. "Should we steal one?"

Twilight shook his head. "No, Tosca." he said. "Stealing a territory from a pack is like taking away a piece of themselves. It would leave them absolutely crushed, and I doubt you would want something like that hanging on your mind." His yellow eyes glinted with a slight hint of amusement. "I also have doubts that you'd be able to do it with out someone getting hurt, or worse."

"Oh" Tosca replied. "Well I guess we'll keep searching. There has to be one open territory around here..."
She glanced up at the sky. The moon wasn't that high yet!
"I can keep searching" she announced quietly.

Kai yawned. "You can't be serious Tosca"
Una glanced up at the sky too. She was insanely tired, but if Tosca could do it, she could too!
"I can keep at it too"

Yuma groaned. He couldn't keep at this all night! "Hey, sis, I don't mean to be rude or nothing, but you are all older than us. Me and Kai can't keep up with you guys." he said. Rowtag grunted his agreement. The black wolf nodded his head as well. He could clearly see that if they went much further, then the young ones wouldn't last.

"There's a groove of trees over there." Twilight said, pointing towards a group of pine trees a few yards away. "We should stop and rest. There is always tomorrow." He looked at the two older sisters, looking for approval.

"Fine with me" Tosca shrugged, making herself seem in charge just to make Una mad.
Una was too tired to argue so she grumbled, nodded and followed her younger sister. Kai followed happily and as soon as thy had reached the stand of trees, the almost white wolf was almost asleep before she hit the ground. Tosca smiled and curled up next to Kai. Maybe she was a bit tired too... for the first time in a while, Tosca fell into a deep sleep. Una stayed awake a bit longer. She stared at Twilight for a few seconds, trying to figure out if she was annoyed or scared of him, but sank onto the snowy ground as well, heavy lids drooping.

Yuma followed Kai's example and fell into his dreams as soon as his head hit ground. Rowtag laid down next to his little brother and soon drifted off as well. Seeing that they were all asleep, Twilight walked to the edge of the grove. His eerie yellow eyes swept across the landscape, but truly saw nothing. His eyes were clouded with old memories of adventure with his own siblings. Although his features did not portray his emotions, he felt sad, and perhaps a little bit alone. The black wolf released a deep sigh and leaned heavily against a tree ducking his head under the branches, feeling very tired. Yet he would get no sleep that night. He stayed awake until the sun peeked over the horizon, and sending pinpoints of light through the pine needles.

Once again, Kai was among the first up. However, Tosca woke soon after. It was unusual for Tosca to wake up so early, but she'd fallen asleep so fast and early, she didn't need to sleep anymore.
"Another day to look for a home" Tosca said softly to herself. She looked for her younger sister, who had just risen to her feet. Kai took off, playfully bounding around, and for a few seconds, Tosca let herself forget she wasn't a pup anymore and played with the almost white wolf.

The black wolf turned and watched from under the tree as the two wolves played in the white powder of the ground. They ran back and forth through the snow, romping around and looking like they were having the time of their lives. It reminded him so much of his own childhood. Almost as if he were seeing his siblings running back and forth while he, as he did now, stood by in solitude, perfectly content to watch and not participate in their fun and games.

While her two younger sisters played, Una started to slowly wake up. Catching sight of Kai and Tosca, she was suddenly wide awake.
"Knock it off you two! You're going to attract some predators or something!"
Tosca and Kai froze for a second, then a sly smile spread across Tosca's face.
"Okay" Tosca called back, pretending to be submissive. Kai titled her head and looked at Tosca.
"Are you alright Tosca?"
With a sudden burst of speed, Tosca jumped at her older sister and nearly knocked her into the snow. Una growled, caught off-gaurd, then stared down at Tosca. Tosca did a play bow and wagged her tail, blue eyes never breaking eye contact. For a few tense moments, Una stared, not sure what to do. Then, to Tosca's shock, Una laughed and jumped forward too, reverting back to the way she was before the siblings had left their parents.

Rowtag and Yuma had woken up after hearing all the excitement. The younger brother laughed, watching his two older sisters romp around in the snow. Little did he know, until it was too late, that Kai was sneaking up behind him. The next thing he knew, he was tumbling through the snow with his little sister. When they finally stopped at the edge of the grove, she had him pinned.