Ahhh, I'm so excited to start!
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The young timber wolf felt his excitement growing within him as the words came off Jazper's lips. He was more than excited, he was ecstatic! However, he kept the excitement locked in a chest, only allowed a grin to overtake his face. Coeus had made it! He had survived being alone, he had walked miles to come to their border, now he was taking his first step into pack life. It would be a step that would change his life forever. He allowed himself to lift his head high and do a little jittery shake of excitement and step through the marked border with a confidence that could have befit a valiant warrior.
He had almost forgotten to thank the giant that had made this possible, "Jazper, I promise I will not fail you! Somehow, I will repay the trust that you have given me today, whether it be in battle or through my books. It is my solemn promise." Coeus looked far from solemn with the smile on his face and hardly remembered to call Becca over from her grazing. She seemed to sense his well being and tossed her head with jovial motion. He was glad to see her happy and hoped that she would get along with the stable masters, he couldn't see why not with her soothing personality. The bigger concern was finding himself a place in this different reality that he was thrusting himself into. Hopefully, he could pull together his wit and youth to be in his favor. He definitely did not want to be making any enemies.
As they walked on, he spared one last glance to the life he was leaving behind. There would things he would miss, like spending days just with Becca and walking with no responsibility, but he knew he was walking into a better place. The nights of loneliness, facing the struggles of the wild unaided, and the ache of sorrow left by his mother leaving him. It was only a glance, he didn't pause or falter, it wasn't time for that. It was time to walk on.
Code by the Mentors; photo courtesy to Astrid Walter
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