Shadowmoon's Tale

Chapter Two

Mist crept out of the den, glancing around. She padded past the dried pool of blood and bounded over to the fence. She reared up and placed her paw on the top, peering over into the forest. She sighed, "Why did Scar attack the human? They were always nice to us. They try their best to make us happy." she whimpered. She dropped down and turned back towards the den. She paused swinging her head back and peering through the fence, "What was that?" she barked. The noise came again, joined by two more. She padded back towards the fence, ear pricked. She twitched her nose as a strange scent reached her. Mist narrowed her eyes as three shapes slipped out of the forest, "Are those foxes back?" she growled. She crouched down to watch and realized these creatures were much bigger than foxes, even bigger than some of the dogs she had seen walking with the humans, but they were definitely canines. She stood up and padded over to the part of the fence closest to them. The leading creature flicked his head towards her and beckoned the other to follow as they neared the fence. Mist narrowed her eyes and squared her shoulders, "What do you want?" she growled. The leader tipped his head, "Who are you?" he barked. Mist twitched her ears curiously, they bark like us, they could be wolves, she thought, "Answer my question and I'll answer yours." she growled, remembering Scar's favorite phrase. The wolf tipped his head and growled unhappily, "We heard a gunshot last night, and we came to check it out." he growled. Mist tipped her head, "What is a 'gun'?" she asked. One of the wolves behind him threw her head in exasperation but the leader remained calm, "The long sticks that throw special stones called 'bullets'.' he replied. She flattened her ears, "I know what you are talking about, then." she growled. The wolf pricked his ears, "Do you know what happened?" he asked hopefully. Mist nodded, "The humans shot another wolf that lived here after he attacked them." she barked. The wolf tipped his head, "Hmm, I guess it would be rude to ask more questions." he murmured. Mist lowered her head a bit, "Thank you." she growled. The wolf nodded, "What is your name?" he asked, tipping his head. Mist looked up, "The humans call me Mist, but my mom and dad named me Shadowmoon." she barked, happy to change the subject. He nodded, "It is nice to meet you Shadowmoon, I am Skywind and this is my sister Starflight and her mate Darkclaws." he barked, pointing with a paw to each wolf. Shadowmoon dipped her head politely to them, "It is nice to meet you, too." she barked.