Ellipsis

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

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The moon is already high the moment I walked out of my room of our new house. Well, it was the house of my father before he left Ravenwoods to take care of me.

"Are you ready?" My father asked as he descended on the stairs.

I nodded.

"The cloak suits you." He said referring to the bearskin that he gave me.

"Yeah. Thanks." I said.

He then tousled my hair which made me groaned. He chuckled and walked ahead.

I followed him.

Later I found myself walking along with the mob. I found out that Ravenwoods hosts five hundred or so werewolf families. So basically, I'm walking with a large crowd. I could hear laughters. Some were even singing.

I don't exactly know where we are heading but my father told me that it was one of the sacred places of Ravenwoods. After a few minutes of walking, I heard the sound of water splashing.

Then just a few steps, I saw a waterfalls with its waters gleaming under the moonlight. I later found out that under the cascading waters was an entrance to a cave where the ritual is going to happen.

So, thankfully I had my cloak because the water would be so cold. But there are others especially the male ones who doesn't even bother if they get wet when they entered.

Then I realized, they're werewolves. Things like that is not an issue.

We entered the innermost part of the cave and I was surprised to see how beautiful it is. There were several pools of crystal clear water. And since the people had gone silent when they entered, I could hear the droplets of water falling from the stalactites on the pools.

In the middle was a large pool of water. Above it was a circular opening that allows the rays of the moon to enter. The cave glows pale blue because of the reflection of the water. And one thing that really took my attention were the crystals on the walls and the cave floors that somehow glows.

Then, standing on the edge of each of the smaller pools were the youngsters who will have their first shift.

They were only twelve years old but I think their bodies are fitter than mine. Ugh.

There were seven boys and five girls and one by one, they jumped on their pools. And later the calm waters in the large pool rippled and slowly, one wolf emerged followed by another one then another until twelve were standing in the edge of the pool.

Then they howled together looking at the moon.

And hearing them do it was one of the best sound I ever heard. I never thought I would feel that way especially before when I get the willies whenever I hear a distant howl.

I actually felt warm. And the wolves were so cute. They were so cuddly with their furs. If only I could touch one of them. I chuckled at the thought.

The Alpha spoke for a moment, giving his recognition to the new wolves. A few moments later, we went back into the large lawn of the Manor, as what they called the Alpha's house and I was surrounded by a joyous celebration.

There was a banquet and the area was filled with laughter, songs and dances.

And because I'm not quite used to the mood, I chose to isolate myself into a discreet place, it was actually a low lying branch of a certain tree. But of course, I have food with me.

I darted my eyes to the crowd, and I still can't believe that I am now a part of this wonderful community. I took a deep breath and I was about to have a bite of my roasted chicken thighs when my eyes landed on a group of males seated in a log surrounding a bonfire just as the others. They were wearing the usual cargo shorts but they have a thin piece of black, sleeveless shirt as their tops.