Rouge

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

After Alexandrine had left I climbed a tree, high enough so no one could see me, and slept the rest of the night. I had realized how drained I was after she left. I knew I would be traveling a long way, and on foot too because I haven’t shifted yet. That comes in about a year or two for me. It mostly happens when the wolf is ten, but occasionally a 9 year old will shift. 

After waking up in the morning I began to hunt for food. Although I hadn’t shifted yet I still had a few of my sense, smell was my best right now. I had some strength but it was very little compared to what I would have after shifting. I did not have my speed yet. That would come with the shift. I have been told it is painful. I don’t remember who told me that though, when I try and think back to it all I see is a blurry image. 

I stopped in my tracks as I smelt a human coming. If I can smell them then they must be close. I quickly scrambled up the nearest tree and pulled myself to about the middle of the tree. Far enough though, so that the humans couldn’t see me. Super hearing is another one of the werewolf traits I already have it isn’t very good but I can hear the humans from up here. The trait of super seeing is one I didn’t get but it doesn’t really bother me right now, its better to hear what there saying than see what there doing because its pretty easy to guess when you can hear them.

“Roger, can we please take a break. I’m pretty sure were lost and I’m exaughsted.” I heard a women say.

“No honey, were not lost. I know exactly where we are.” Roger, I assume, replied.

“Oh really? Then where are we?” The women obviously didn’t believe them. I sighed. I might be up here a while. 

“Were exactly where we are and where we are is exactly where we are.” I chuckled silently because that made close to know sense. All I understood was-

“So were lost?” Exactly.

“Wendy calm down would ya? Were not lost.” Roger told her.

“Okay were not lost. Can we at least take a break?” Wendy begged.

“Not yet, soon though.” Thank the Lord! I am getting pretty uncomfortable up here and this branch might break soon.

“Okay then lets go!” Wendy said as the footsteps began to fade along with the chatter of the two humans. 

I swiftly jumped down from the tree and landed easily on my two feet. I decided that I’d better get farther away from the humans before I look for food, incase they come back this way. I took out on a walk heading towards the Moonlight pack. 

Several hours later I was only about 10 miles from the Moonlight pack. I knew I was going to have to sneak through their territory in order to get to the natural land on the other side of them then head north on that strip of land for a few hours before crossing over a small part of the Thunderous Sky pack and into the natural territory in between them and the Dark Mountain pack. 

Crossing over the Moonlight pack would be easy. They are not a very harsh pack and so I could easily out run their patrol if I need to. Also being in human form before ever shifting will also help my sent stay hidden better if I roll in mud and walk through a stream. Even without the stream it would still work okay.

They Thunderous Sky pack is the one I’m scared of. They are one of the harshest packs on this continent. I doubt I’d be able to out run their patrol. Their patrol is probably as fast and as strong as the strongest warriors in the Moonlight pack. 

But for now, I will only take it one pack at a time. Slowly I surveyed the land around me. Only 5 miles ahead is where the pack’s territory mark starts. I spotted a puddle of mud and before I could second-guess myself I stepped into the mud and began to roll around. Now anyone watching me would think I was mentally retarded, but honestly it was the only thing I could think of to mask my sent so quickly. If there were maple leafs around I would rub those on me as well to alter my sent a bit but seeing as there are none in the middle of winter I continued on my way.