Royal Wing

Introduction

The world was bathed in red everywhere crescent looked there was blood the kings general had came under  an urgent beacon of help but he had arrived to late, the damage had already been done.

Bodies laid everywhere locked in angry snarls or panicked submission and that's how Crescent know whatever had attacked this pack was of hell reincarnated. The Night bringer pack never submitted and were bone deep loyal that was what made them such a good ally and such a ruthless pack they were firm in their punishments yet kind to their own. It was such a fine balance that everyone was in awe of them.

At least they had been but this pack lay in ruins. Crescent tried not to look at the pups but his curiosity soon got the better of him there legs were torn off and they had an expression of anguish and rage. They died fighting just like the rest of their pack.

The army of wolves behind me howled for their lost comrades and family. I looked around their had to be a survivor right?  This pack was so big, sly and ruthless they had to have at least one survivor right? They trained there pups young encase of scenarios like this.

My pack were gathering the dead behind me and building pyres. I was going to make the call of no survivors but then I heard a tiny scuttle of paws. I snapped my head in the direction they came from it couldn't have been from my army they had heavier paw steps with a larger stride. I scanned the rubble and let out a soft bark. My army of wolves looked to me confused but I kept my focus on the rubble. I heard a growl coming from my army so I turned my head in there direction but as soon as I had trued my head away. I heard a scramble of paws and a weak growl before a weight went into my side.

I jumped out the way and growled but it immediately cut off short when I saw a raven coated pup with blood strewn over them. I sniffed some theirs, some their packs and something else's.

It snarled at me baring  small white teeth that had red running down them. It circled me I followed it's moves and when it leapt at my hind leg to try and hamstring me I turned out the way and gripped the pup from the scruff of there neck.

It let out a snarl and tried tearing itself from my grasp but my hold on her was to strong. She must have realised to as she stopped struggling. I growled out in my wolf form (a hard skill to learn and only in short bursts) "if you run we will catch you, we were your packs allies but we came to late I'm sorry". It yipped and growled softly face scrunching adorably. It turned it's head to look at me still suspended in my grip and tilted it's head studying me. It lifted a paw and put it right above my eye claws poking in. I jerked my head back but that only caused them to hold on more tightly. I stilled. Disbelieving a PUP got me pinned me the best general of the realm.

It's brilliant blue eyes stared into mine it tilted it's  head again and the she devil SPOKE "down" it had a strong but young voice. I was in to much surprise to react not even adult wolves could speak so clearly and most couldnt even speak yet a pup managed to?!

It digged it's claws in deeper and I immediately dropped her. She let out a yelp and then an annoyed huff with a glare in my direction. All the wolves around me chuckled how did a pup beat their General and then have the nerve to huff at him! I growled at them shutting them up.

The pup looked up at me and tilted it's  head. I tilted my head  right back. Both studying each other. She had a raven black coat that gleamed with bits of silver in them with the moonlight on her. She had white sharp teeth and serrated silver claws. She also had muscle under her pelt and she was tall.  The she devil had  blue-silver eyes that had a cold warning permanently sketched into them and eyes that seemed to be to old for her age. How old was she?  I looked deeper into her eyes and tried to imagine myself mind linking her and surprisingly it worked. "How old are you" I asked through mind link.

She jerked a bit and looked at me right into my eyes and responded "seven".

My eyes widened most wolves could only shift at the age of thirteen  and the youngest shift known of was ten and it belonged to this pack. The she devil also knew how to mind link, speak in wolf form and fight!! 

"Did you just learn to shift?" I questioned anxiously.

It looked at me obviously confused with my anxiety "No I learned to at age four" she responded.

My eyes widened to saucers. How? Why did they withhold this information? What happened to make the she devil shift? But most importantly what am I to do with her.

I turned towards the army of wolves all watching us with curious eyes and spoke " the pup is coming with us the rest of her pack is wiped out and she is the last survivor. Is there any questions?"

A new recruit in the middle slowly raised his paw. I nodded permission to him. He cocked his head and then slowly spoke "What is going to happen with her?". 

I nodded in approval and replied  "I am going to train her." There was yips of surprise and a bark of disapproval. I raised a paw for silence and continued "she is young but can already speak through mind link and as you know out loud this is a massive accomplishment and I can tell she has potential so I will hear no comments about this matter, when I get home I will inform the king of this new matter and what has happened here. Time to go say your goodbyes we leave in five!"

I looked back at the pup who was sat down watching the whole thing with a smirk on her face. The little devil find this amusing as if this happens all the time but then  she met my gaze and then turned her head back to her territory and all her emotions wiped of her face like she was trying to hide something. Her gaze swept over her territory and then back at me and walked over to stand next to me indicating she was ready. I turned my head and let out a slow mournful howl that spread across the land spreading the message that the Night Bringer pack had fallen. Then I let out a bark and leaped into a run with my army trailing behind me and a young new curiosity by my side matching me stride for stride.

What do you think happened to the Night Bringer Pack? What do you think the young pup's name is going to be?

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