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Chapter 63
Donna hesitated, looking uncertain, with her head slightly lowered and her eyes flitting between Rufias and myself. "You both certainly have a... unique story behind you, don't you?"
"That's one way of putting it."
Surry snorted. "I'd put it pretty much the same way as her."
Rufias began to chuckle.
Donna shrugged and focused on me again. "Well, our own story isn't as exciting. We're on a junior mountaineering expedition with me as the guide. Julie and Michael are old professors of mine, and they're really the ones pulling all the strings."
She indicated the older couple to her left. "My mom used to have a friend in the same area you described. Do you know if anyone still lives there?"
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Our two groups decided to separate for the night, with Donna and her fellows taking the little piece of shelter my Pack had found. She argued when I suggested it, of course, until I managed to convince her that I knew of a place nearby where we would be just as cozy."I know it sounds strange, but I have great night vision" I told her. "We'll hike a short distance and bed down there. Trust me; we'll be warm enough, and pretty soon Lu-- the moon will be there to guide us."Donna finally relented, to the dismay of some of my Pack, I could tell. But she insisted that we take with us their collapsible tents."You can give them back in the morning" she insisted. "Until then you must borrow them. I trust you."I considered refusing, but that would’ve only seemed more sus
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'... And so she sleeps; a lax and ruddy wolf-queen if I ever saw one.'The early light of dawn peeked its way between my eyelids. What was that buzzing sound? Like a mild wasp flirting with the skin beneath my fur. I scratched vaguely around my leg before slipping away into darkness once again.'Aren't you going to show them?'This time, I recognized the annoying voice as it woke me. But I refused to open my eyes.'What do you want?''
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~ Cillium ~'Who's there?''Don't you want to have some fun for once? Today is a new day, after all.''I said who's there!'I tumbled out of my sleep only to find myself tangled up in a ball of fabric on a cold, hard floor. Ah, yes; the rocky shelter. I was up here on the mountain along with my pack, along with... Rayla.My love.Speaking of which, the blankets now smelled
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"Please take some of these with you, and continue being careful. I'm sure I don't need to remind you; but once the snow begins to melt things will get a whole lot more dangerous for anyone climbing over steep hills, let alone mountains."I smiled. "You don’t need to remind me, and we'll be extra careful anyway." 'I hadn't even considered that. Has Rufias?'Donna handed me a medium-sized box as a parting gift, which I gratefully accepted. Inside were an assortment of useful items: a few sturdy-looking hooks and carabiners, along with a length of thin cord, some dried meat and trail mix, and a first aid kit. I beamed at her, impressed with the generosity of this gift."Are you sure we can take all this? We're used to roughing
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~ Rufias ~'Two days have passed since we left those humans behind and continued moving west across the mountains. Two days since I again took the lead, and as before, Rayla has placed the safety of our Pack into my hands.'To me, that choice was neither flattery nor confidence; I would get the job done to the best of my ability, just like I always had, and if that wasn't enough, the Alpha would find another way. She always did.Sometimes, however... I wondered if she really knew the level of loyalty I had for her, and that I had for the entire Pack.I was getting old. I would happily die protecting that which was mine, or I would live knowing that I'd succeeded. Rayla could surely see
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The twin boulders toppled from their perch and began rolling down the mountainside, picking up speed and dislodging many other, smaller rocks along the way.*It's started!!!* I called out to my Pack. *Begin your approach, and be careful! We hit them hard, we hit them fast!* And with that, I began to Shift.A wolf would surely have an easier time descending a steep hill with speed, but why limit myself to that? I kicked off my shoes and splayed out my toes, willing them to grow stronger, tougher, and more muscular; my legs tightened like knotted rope as the ligaments bulked and stretched; dire claws formed upon my hands, and my whole body was soon covered in a thin matt of fur to ward off th
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