Mom? Dad? ...Oh right, you're not here.
Brothers, sisters, all gone. Revenge is what you wanted, right? Doesn't matter anymore. I'm alone. I broke the one rule.
That rule. The one you told me I wasn't allowed to break.
I left. I left the den, I wandered off.
And you know what?
It was the best decision of my life...
There were wolves. Wolves bigger than both of you. All sorts of colours, all sorts of patterns. Strong, weak, motherly, fatherly.
The purple one... Rouqie... She fed me. Offered me meat to provide strength to my muscles and bones. They treated me right. They showed me compassion, realized my weakness and fed me. It was amazing. I felt a warmth I thought I would never experience in my life. The violet one showed me what love truly was. She was what you weren't, mother. Kindness shown in many ways. She even tried teaching me how to provide for myself. A meager pup as myself managed to attack a stag. Even though I did nothing to contribute to the death of the wild animal, I learned so much. I was able to eat freshly killed game. The male deer had such a wild look in his eyes. It was because of him that I learned how it felt to watch the life in a creature slowly slip away. I took the final bite. I ended its misery and prayed for its soul, a safe departure.
Then the big one, the spotted wolf. A'cuil was his name. His snake-skin pattern was the perfect image of a Sure-Claw from the north. A big brute, muscular with steely eyes. Carmine orbs stared at me and the other pups I had met. He taught us all how to hunt. The pheasants in the forest stood no chance against his strength. He showed us how to grab pheasants, killing them quickly and carrying them to the clearing. Our prize for such work. He was strong, a great wolf. I considered him my mentor after his display. Hind legs launched the brown wolf into the canopy of a tree, snatching a pheasant right from the rough branches. It was amazing. I'd never have thought a wolf able to do such a thing until then.
Life is better here. I know it is. These wolves are my family. Simply a day and I've grown so attached to them all. I couldn't stand to see any of them in trouble. For now, I wait, I grow, I eat. I will train myself to be strong.
