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2024 Anonymous Wolf
Part 3
That night, snakes
were gone. Every of them had been found and killed: seven
snakes who shortly brought the panic in the tribe. Fangshade
had been brought back at home by the same Greenbranch, who
now sat in front of her den, without a word. She had said
nothing since the wolf died: she didn't eat anything that
night, she didn't howl. She just growled angrily, feeling
it wasn't just. A little cub couldn't be a danger for a
great snake: then, Fangshade feared them and he probably
had been escaping. Before the reptile's cruel attack.
**Why?** she
wondered hissing. **I just want to know why.**
It was night:
the moon was high in the sky, but Greenbranch wasn't sleeping.
She couldn't sleep. She didn't want to leave her lifeless
wolf-friend.
**Why?**
::Dunno:: a voice
whispered. Surprised, Greenbranch turned and saw the loner
wolf - who recently had been accepted by the alpha couple.
The one who killed the snake murderer of Fangshade. His
avenger.
::Bad greenhiss::
the wolf sent as he put his head between Greenbranch's arms
and Fangshade's corpse. He wanted to be hugged.
**You can't know
how much.** Greenbranch whispered, holding him.
::Own cub too.
All dead:: the wolf sent briefly ::Mate died::
**I'm sorry**
Greenbranch sent, patting the wolf's head. Suddenly, the
gray wolf raised his eyes on hers.
::Bondmate::
he sent gazing into her eyes. Greenbranch gasped and almost
let fall the body of Fangshade.
**Bondmate? Does
this mean...?** she whispered. Then, with a sigh, she held
the wolf. She knew, it was the Way. But it still seemed
so strange **What's your name?**
::Dunno::
Greenbranch thoughtfully
stopped for a while, then sent, **Nightbow? Do you like?**
::Sounds good.
Elf-friend?::
**Greenbranch.**
Greenbranch smiled
as she threw her arms around the wolf's neck. Feeling she
wasn't anymore alone. Maybe, had Fangshade had brought her
to meet Nightbow. Who knew? She only knew she wasn't alone
now.
**Goodbye, Fangshade.**
she locksent to the wolf who couldn't hear her anymore.
**Goodbye, and thanks, you know, thanks.**
Morning after,
Cooltouch and Loam woke up and found their daughter asleep,
still holding Fangshade's corpse, but also the wolf who
avenged him.
**Do you think
she already found another bond?** Cooltouch asked to her
lifemate.
**Who knows?**
Loam answered. **I just know she doesn't seem anymore sad
as before. Even if she'll never forget her first wolf.**
**You can bet.**
They couldn'
t hear her, but still sleeping, lost in her dreams, slowly
Greenbrach whispered a phrase...
"Thank you,
Fangshade."
