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Finally he was home. His new pack was everything he had ever hoped for, everything he had ever dreamed off. He had had a family again, after nearly a year of being alone he was once again surrounded by people he cared about. But now, he was the head of the family, the alpha; they were all his to care for. In the past months Zalen had feel himself grow stronger, both physically and mentally; he had finally become what he was meant to be. He could feel Ruby’s ghost with him at times, could feel her pride flow through him. He was proud, he was strong, he was alive!
Zalen had taken to traveling on his own that day, for it was important for the leader to get away from the others to think to himself. He was prancing through the snow and ice where it still clung in the rain, and also over the ground, near the outskirts of his territory. The black wolf had never felt so good before, he felt complete now and he wished he could share this feeling with all the souls of Nova Scotia.
Taken pause to drink from a small stream, Zalen’s ears suddenly heard a call in the distance. He lifted his head, ears turning to the sound, as its somber notes drifted on the wind. It was not a summoning call, nor a territorial call, no, it was a call of life. Interest, Zalen’s ebon paws took him swiftly along the river until caught sight of the wolf who had howled. It was a silvery male who was staring mournfully in the stream; Zalen approached cautiously and stiffly, not showing complete dominance but still holding confidence in his frame, I heard you call, brother. He said, feeling like he had just heard the wolf call out “brother” before he arrived, but seeing no other wolf he was confused.
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