Dawn of a New Day

Titania Moonsong · 01-01-2012, 09:21 PM

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The rhythm of their paws became a part of the day as the drummers raced over the landscape. They had bid farewell to their new friends in Ichika no Ho-en and set out west, eagerly headed back to the land they had claimed... the land that was now New Dawn's claim. Silvery fur rippled down the young wolfess's back as she raced next to the shadowy form of her mate, her pink tongue lolled out of her mouth with heavy pants. She was like a steam engine, each breath leaving a puff in its wake in the chilly afternoon air. No matter how fast nor how long they kept up this chase – their final chase whose trophy was their dream – the girl did not tire. Her golden eyes glanced to see the determination in her mate's olive green orbs, and she knew he felt the same. They no longer lived on a strength that was just their own anymore. Now the two wolves were fed by the innate power of Pack.

Her eyes only brightened more when the lands began to smell of their musk and she knew that they had crossed over their borders... their borders! Everyone would be waiting for their return; or if they were not already there, then they would be racing towards New Dawn as quickly as the night and day couple themselves did. Zalen's howl rang out then and Titania barely had to even take a breath before she let her own soft tones sing out to compliment his. They no longer howled for the moon to abate their loneliness, they were pack wolves once more!

Mismatched paws bounced dexterously over the changing terrain of New Dawn. Not even the brief moment when the two had to cross the old Highway 104 that was one of the last human remains in these lands did she slow. Instead, she soared over the crumbling concrete as though it was not a scar upon their lands, but just another part of their domain. They breached the forest, and soon she could see the same den before them that she and Zalen had spent their first night in.

She danced to a stop, skipping to slow all four paws at the same speed. Her tail lashed high in the air with the exhilaration of the moment. She walked a small circle around Zalen as if releasing the last of her energy, and then her paws became still at his side. She nuzzled her mate tenderly, licked his cheek, and returned, “I love you.”

Her eyes turned to peer into the cave. Had everyone made it? Were they all here now? Well if not, certainly they would come. She knew of them all, though only the seed had been sewn thus far. Soon the intricate roots would take hold, to sprout a deep pack bond between them all.

“Almost an entire moon's turn in the making, but we did it,” she said to Zalen, every word stitched with pride. Her eyes turned to see the first of her pack to emerge. “We all did it.”

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