Pups

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That next morning Saharah woke up later than usual. She binked a few times and then yawned and streched, slowly getting to her feet. As she walked towards the creek she noticed most of the wolves were already up and Frazko had sent out a hunting patrol. Many of them were speaking with the newcomers, and a few who looked uncomfortable. She leaped into the stream and gave a gasp as the water hit her fur. It was freezing! Wide awake now, she shook her fur as she climbed out and trotted cheerfully back towards the makeshift camp. Wolves gave her smiles as she walked past and she greeted her friends and packmates warmly.
"Morning, Flare!" she called. Flare turned, a grin on her face.
"Good morning, Saharah!" she grinned back with a nod of her head as she swished her tail in concentraition. She was trying to teach Sako and Delta how to stalk. Saharah leapt on top of the small log in the clearing and gave a long howl for silence. The loners froze and then began to relax and gathered around the log as they heard her howl. Flare and the pups came trotting over and soon everybody was listening.
"Now, before we leave to search for territory again," she began as her eyes sparkled. "a few of us are going to be mentored today!" she barked proudly as the young wolves howled in delight. She became serious again and stepped off the log.
"Kari," she murmured as she stood at attention. Kari smiled slightly as she walked from the clearing. Saharah felt a lump rising in her throat as she saw how big she had gotten. Her fur gleamed and shone in the sunlight and her eyes sparkled. The pups had grown so quickly. Kari stepped forwards till she was close to Saharah.
Saharah inhaled and then spoke loudly and clearly. "You are now six moons old. You have learned much and are cheerful and competitive. You are now ready to be Mentored. Hakara, please step forward." as the pretty wolf padded forward the alpha gave one more deep breath before-
"Hakara, you have shown yourself brave, loyal and true to your pack. You are a good hunter and have good fighting skills. I have chosen you to be Kari's mentor," she barked as she came closer. "May you pass down all your knowledge to Kari as you mentor her." she touched noses with the wolf and barks and howls erupted from every direction as the pack cheered for Kari and Haraka. Kari beamed and then went back to sit beside her new mentor in the crowd.
"Sako." she then called. Her son stepped forward calmly and with a purpose yet excitment showed in his eyes. She smiled as he came close to her.
"Sako you have learned so much in your six moons of life. You are bright and eager to please and are now ready to be Mentored. Tyko, step forward." she commanded strongly as she spotted the young strong wolf in the crowd as he stood. He padded forward and stood, his muscles rippling under his fur.
"Tyko you have proved honourable, loyal, hard working and strong to Mistypack. You have many skills- I have chosen you to be Sako's mentor. May you pass down all your knowledge to Sako as you mentor him." she touched noses with Tyko and then Sako touched noses with his mentor and more cheers and barks exploded from around them as Sako beamed. Saharah turned back and called again-
"Delta," Delta came confidantly forward, so much like his brother and sister, yet so amazingly different. She spoke the ritual firmly but softly as the black wolf stayed perfectly watching his mother.
"Rasho step forward!" she barked suddenly. Rasho made no expression as he walked over to his new apprintice. Delta made no movement but a kind of joy shone in his eyes.
"Rasho you have been loyal to Mistypack, a amazing fighter and a hunter with purpose and agility. I have chosen you to be Delta's Mentor. I trust you to pass down your knowledge to this young wolf as you mentor him with your many skills." she touched noses with Rasho and then both black wolves touched noses. Something happened then. There was no cheers for a second. Only a moment of silence as (HOLY COW I HAD AN IDEA!) the two black wolves stared at each other, both seeming to know something the other didnt before cheers broke out but not as an explotion as had happened before.
Saharah beamed at her pups as they all sat with their mentors.
"And now, Yeti will complete the Mentoring ceremony for Kuni, Manpuku, Kagu and Nanami." she smiled as her mate stepped forward.

(Choose anybody you want except Shade, Rain and Aroko.)

Pack Meeting:

Saharah stood up after finishing a rabbit and feeding her pups some of the chewed meat. As she glanced at the sky she saw it was turning to pink; dawn already, she thought as she shook her fur. She sent her young pups over to play with her Beta, Shenzi’s pups and then looked around for a area higher than the ground to address the pack. The young alpha spotted a mossy log and trotted over, then, standing on it she howled for attention. Saharah waited for a moment for the wolves to gather before she spoke.
"I have some news from the Scouts, Rasho and Shade and also my beta Frazko." she began as she looked around at the upturned faces with pricked ears. "You remember Rasho found strange upright things like very hard spider webs, large and long, trapping elk in Mistypack Territory?" she said, more reminding than asking. There were murmurs and nods from the pack as they looked semi-concerned. "Well Rasho and Shade found more of them." she continued slowly. "Containing wolves!" the pack murmurs turned to snarls and barks of hatred and annoyance. Saharah raised a paw for silence and continued. "I discussed this with the beta’s and my mate and we have decided to see if we can help them escape the uprights." she waited for the pack to comment but most of them stayed silent, concidering and thinking it through.
"What can we do? I thought Rasho said it was impossible for wolf jaws to tear through it. How else can we help them escape?" questioned Blaze as he looked at the alpha quizzically. Saharah shook her head.
"We will see what we can do," she stated. "Also Hikari and Kurow were hunting- Hikari tried to kill a large buck but it threw her into a tree and she was hurt. Reamo and Flare are with her with herbs to help her, but she is unable to travel right now-" she said as she began to wrap things up. Murmurs and winces rippled through the pack as they sympathized with the gorgeous young wolf.
"And unless anybody has a question, I need to go see Hikari- she needs rest though, please do not go to her." she dipped her head to the pack and turned to Felicia and said, "I also need you to get a hunting patrol." as she leapt off the log. The pack broke up, muttering and talking with each other about the journey and the trapped wolves.

"We're Moving Out!"

Saharah looked at Frazko.
"Please organize them-you know what to do." she barked as she leapt down, ate her herbs, and then went to her pups. Frazko nodded and jumped up.
"There won't really be groups," he began as he thought quickly. "We will take turns hunting and scouting, but we will have a lead wolf for each group that will control who hunts, scouts or guards. I have chosen what I belive to be the best wolves for each catagory. For the lead Scout--(*sweats*)..Rasho. You will organize a group of two or three wolves to go with you and scout ahead or on high ledges and find out what is near or ahead. For the lead Hunter-- Felicia. You will organize around five wolves to follow your command and hunt for the traveling pack. For the lead Guard-- Kurrow. You will use your strength and cunning to avoid fights, but organize a defence line of wolves if a fight is nessesary. At times, scouting is nessesary, but only to find or keep watch on the enemy--which you can easily have the scouts do. None of you may abuse this power in any way or punishment will be in order. The beta's word is law. Even if you are a lead wolf, if a beta orders something other than what you would've done, do it." he looked around. "Any questions?"