It was a warm afternoon and Zalen was taking a cat nap. The breeze ran softly through the trees and his fur, lulling him as he slumbered. He had been out late the previous night, helping a Luperci male named Drizzt escape a band of guards. He had left before learning the relationship between the newcomers and the leather clad male, they had to part ways to avoid detection. But before separating Zalen knew there had been a bond between them, one of brotherhood, and this is what he dreamt about.
Slowly the black male rose from his slumber, apple green eyes blinking in the sunlight that had crept into his den. He looked up to the corner of his den to see if Widow was there, which she was, as she always was, like a black sphere in the center of her golden web. He noticed an addition though, in the corner attached to the rock of the cave entrance, a small sack of white web. So she had another brood. He was amazed how quickly the black widow female could pump out babies. What fascinating creatures.
Zalen got up and did one of his trade mark stretches and scratch behind the ear before exiting his den. It felt like a good day for a walk around his territory, and perhaps it would be good to grab a quick snack. With this in mind Zalen headed east towards the blue lake. It was not long before he reached it, it was only about a mile away from his den but marked the end of his territory. As he reached the banks he stepped gingerly into the lapping water. The chill of it ran up his legs and was refreshing and for a moment he just stood there looking over to the opposite bank, the lake glistened like diamonds in the sunshine.
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