One with the Moon

Chapter1

chapter 1

 

  I call but nobody hears me. I'm lost after a battle between suntribe and startribe. I realize this, yet I still call. I am only seven moons old. That is seven full moons. I call and call even though I know nobody hears.

  My head tilts up to the sound of a twig breaking. In these woods there are plenty of things that can kill me. I look around frantically. After all I'm just a pup. A grayish wolf comes through the brambles. I'm not in Darktribe territory, am I? The wolf pulls closer. Its a female, I can smell the female sent. I whine as she picks me up with her teeth.

  “Hush, Hush.” she says. At least she does not mean any harm.

She is in moontribe I remember the smell. At six moons old you get to learn the basics. Which is the four tribes and the scents, positions, leaders, calls, stuff like that.

  Moontribe is a more friendly tribe. Darktribe and Startribe are the more aggressive tribes. Especially Darktribe, once I heard that there leader, Blackeye killed a young pup like me to demonstrate his power. She is obviously taking me to the camp. I hope they have food, I'm starving.

  We get to the camp and the Tribe members are looking at me in curiosity. With a flick of her ear another wolf comes and gets me. She talk to her leader. “Darkscar” she calls to the top of the rock. That must be Tall rock I have heard about it before.

  “Yes, swallowtail.” Darkscar says. Darkscar is the leader. My mother once lived in Moontribe the leaft for my father in suntribe.

  “ I bring a stray, His mother must have died in a battle with startribe, there smell was in the air.”swallowtail says.

  “So, he is an orphan.”

  “Yes, I could not leave him to die in the cold” she keeps going ” If I did wrong in bringing him here, I will except a punishment but please don't hurt him.” .I have no idea why she is so attached to me.

  I yelp in order to let them know I'm hungry.

  “ Grab him some of the deer please” Darkscar says. Yum deer. I look towards Darkscar. “ Oh, I know you can talk” He tells me.

I look around and wolves start to giggle.

  “hi” I say nervously. Darkscar smiled.

  “So, what is your name” Dark scar asks.

  “Lightheart” I respond.

  “ Well Lightheart You're tribe is probably looking for you so-”

  “ I don't have a tribe” I interrupt. There is nothing for me in Suntribe, why go back.

  “Well then, Lightheart, who is your mother “ Darkscar asks

  “I never knew my mother, She died during labor” I tell Darkscar. I stand tall and puff my chest. I was telling the truth this time. I was the only one of the litter that did not die.

  “ This is misfortunate. We are very sorry” Darkscar says speaking for the tribe. I look down. “ Well Lightheart, would you like to be raised in Moontribe?” Just the thought of being raised with this tribe is a little overwhelming. I look down and lift my head to say my answer.