Wolves

Chapter 5

Jacer had gotten up in the middle of the night, and was walking through the forest back to where he belonged.

As he walked, he recognized the Bloody Rock, and he knew he was close. He pressed on, no matter how exhausted he was.

Finally, those few hours of trotting through the forest paid off, as he found the tree he was looking for. He walked around to the back where the hole was, and slipped into the darkness.

He eventually reached the light, and the dirt tunnel opened up to a large area. The fires behind the walls let light through the slits in the walls.

All the way at the far end, there was a throne, and sitting on that throne was the shadow wolf who had chased Jacer.

"Look who it is. My precious Jacey. What news have you brought? What have you discovered?"

"I shall tell you everything, my lord. Our plan worked when you chased me down that ravine. They took me in so I could recover. I killed one of the little pups, and poured the blood on his mother. They are very vulnerable now that one has been banned and they are all mourning the loss."

The lord shadow wolf laughed evily. "Thank you, precious Jacey. Now that our plan has worked, it is time to move on to the next one." She stood up and howled.

The shadow wolves leaked out of the shadows to the center, then stared at their lord.

"Shadow wolves, tonight is the night. Jacer has come back with enough information to destroy our enemies, and rule this pitiful forest. Tonight, we attack the first pack who has wronged us and made us outcasts!" There was a gleam in her eye. "We will kill them all!"

The shadow wolves howled in excitement and started chanting.

"KILL THEM ALL! KILL THEM ALL!"

Jacer wanted to join in, but something was holding him back. But he had no time to think, because it was time to go.