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He was quickly upon the fall, its icy water falling with a great surge that took him aback, the spray caused the air to fill with a silvery mist. It was cool here, the air heavy with water, and Zalen skirted along the rock face of the waterfall, finding several outcroppings behind the rushing water to get a foot hold from. After climbing on one such ledge, he stuck his head under a smaller stream of water, letting the cool water soak through his fur and glisten like diamond drops down his onyx fur.
Here he rested for a moment, and began to think. He began to think of Lucia, wondering where in the world she had gone to, why she had left him. His heart sank and he hung his regal head low. He missed her, and his heart was broken by her disappearance; he had intended to make her his mate, but he was afraid that the ghosts of her past had prevented them from coming together. Zalen let out a long sigh and turned back to the rushing curtain of water in front of him.
He was about to jump through the falls and into the glistening pool in front of him when through the rushing water he caught glimpse of movement. He froze, for a moment thinking it was the bear coming back to investigate the wolf. But the color he was receiving through the rippling water told him otherwise.
Without hesitation, he jumped through the falls, landing gracefully on all fours on a flat rock on the other side. For a moment he stared at the spot he had seen the figure and saw only mist, but then, it cleared and revealed to him was not a bear but instead a Luperci female. His ears perked, his eyes wide, her formed became clear to him, white fur like a crystal in the mist, fiery red hair flowing and glistening in the soft breeze. For a moment, he believed her to be his great grandmother, having taken physical form as she had before to convey some truth to him. But soon he realized it was no her, but instead a beautiful wolfess who he had never met before.
His mouth part slightly, in awe of her beauty, of the ethereal way she stood before him, practically glowing in the light of the day that filtered through the mist. Slowly he began to stand, and before he could stop himself he stepped gingerly into the water towards her.
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