• Ashnose staggered away from the huge white and black beast. The badger snarled, "Had enough little pup?" Ashnose turned and slashed his muzzle.Then he staggered a couple steps and fell. The badger looked at his body with triumph shineing in his eyes, he looked at the belly wound then the slashes on his head and flank. The badger lumbered away, trying to find a stream to clean his wounds. About two hours later, a white wolf with gray stripes called Graytail and a pure white wolf named Whiteface appeared. "I wonder where Ashnose is..." Graytail wondered. "He probably is just hunting. What is Crowforest so worried abo- OOF!" Whiteface was cut off as he tripped over a cold lump, and a gasp from Graytail." I-it's Ashnose!" They heard a howl in the distance. "Crowforest is calling us.'Whiteface said, stairing at Ashnose's limp body. They picked the body up, dragging it in the cold mud. Whiteface flinched at the tast and feel of the cold,rotten, body. xp "Whiteface! Graytail! How did your patrol go?" Crowforest greeted them when they came back to the dens, which is the middle of their territory where they all lived." Um....well...you see-"Graytail began. "Ashnose....is dead." Whiteface said, interrupting him. Crowforests smile fell instently. He let out a sorrowful, heart sadening howl "NOOOOOO!!!!' He yelled. "It cant be true!". The pack leader howled until his voice left him.5 sunrises later Ashnose's body was stuffed with herbs and rubbed with them, ready for his buriel. The pack gathered for the ancient "Guide song". Generations of wolves and packs have used the Guide Song to guide dead wolves to Skypack. Leafclaw, Ashnose's mother, howled by her mate. Berrypaw, the herb wolf, sat by the body. Then, suddenly, she looked up, a star shook and then it dissapeared, she knew that he had been excepted. Seeing this, the signaled to Crowforest and he stopped the howl. Then close friends and family at around his body to keep vigil.