It had been far to long since he had talked to Jace, Man to man truth be told he missed him, yes they had a pack to run but they also had to keep up their bonds of friendship too.

Standing in the cold stream he had waited hour after hour lunging over and over again Failing again and again trying to remember the lesson that Jace had once tried to teach him, god how he hated water... Finally a fish swam directly below him and he flopped down upon it his whole body collapsing into the water, the fish had nowhere to go being surrounded by wolf on all sides. HE sung his head and snapped his teeth feeling something in them he dare not let go... Soaked from head to tail; Ferdie drug himself to the river bank with a small to medium sized fish in his grasp, it had taken him the better part of three hours but he caught one.

He panted around the fish and walked far enough from the water that it could not flop it's way back. Setting it down and placing a paw upon it he tilted his head back and howled for Jace. So the fishing lessons were long forgotten and this fish so not worth the effort he had put into it, the only thing it was worth, was the thought.

Ferdie Von Pelt frowned the moment Jace came into view and his ears moved to the sides of his head, he had forgotten to check in on Jace, his closest friend and the closest thing he had to family. Ferdie dropped his head and left the fish there upon the ground, he moved up to Jace and bumped the top of his muzzle to the underside of Jace's. To him they were of the same rank, especially when they were alone together, His bond was closer then etiquette.

Ferdie huffed and then ran his body along Jace's as he took a spot beside him, pressing his side up against Jaces side, sharing the wetness of his pelt, using Jace to dry himself and yet place Jace in a position in where he didn't have to look Ferdie in the eye. In doing this though his felt ribs below Jace's pelt he had not felt before.... Ferdie knew all to well this ......

Well I decided I wanted to show you I remembered your lessons, and I must say regrettably, and though I did catch something it was not due in part to your lessons but out of sheer will to gift you something. Ferdie looked down to the fish it was not a monster fish but it was fair as far as fish went. Eat please... He asked softly. Then tell me a story...

Ferdie's lips slipped upwards into a small smile, hoping to draw from Jace without asking outright what was wrong, though if he had to go that far he would.

Ferdie did not expect that, far far from it. Mmmmmmm Ferdie sighed and shook his head closing his eyes. You found your Queen Kosses then. He opened his eyes at looked at jace his brow furrow in pain, Pain he knew all to well. If he could got to the creek and kidnap this 'imp' he would do so personally. But he also knew the bond that tied a wolf to the pack was hard to break, the same bonds almost strangled him, he felt both sides he ached for both of them.

Tell me Jace does she feel the same toward you, Or do you at least think she does? it's hard to tell with some females they scream at you to go away when all they want is for you to stay. Ferdie wanted to offer Jace some divine wisdoms, but he had been here before and came out the other end so very scared, the thinner pelt upon his well groomed neck bore witness to it. Now he had to think it over and somehow glean wisdom from his experience.

So for now he left just the question in the air, as his mind looked for ways to somehow help Jace make this right. Ferdie's voice became soft and commanding as he finally had something else to offer as a hint of a plan began You must eat; no matter how your stomach feels, fill it, so that when the time comes you will be ready. if I must stand beside you as you eat I will. Ferdie lefted his head up and stared down at Jace and the rest of the fish offering his best stern face.

Ferdie Von Pelt gasped as the puzzle fit together. He dropped his rump unceremoniously to the ground staring down at Jace he sighed... imp.... Told me to tell you her name is Leaf.

Ferdie frowned then and sighed again Remember the story I told you instead of learning how the fish... Ferdie cast his eyes guiltily to the side then back at Jace I told you that story had actually happened to me, well, her name was Kosses. This this story is much like that one, and it did not turn out well for me. I will need time to drudge up my past and think upon it before I can offer you any advice, Heart aches are terrible things. As you are well learning. Ferdie drew in a deep breath and held it, he closed his eyes.

I meet Leaf once she asked me if I heard a story about a black wolf he opened his eyes and looked down at Jace, I think we both won.... Our eyes were opened that day and we were shown there was a better pack then the one that was eating our souls. and little did Ferdie know Fox was going to continue this 'soul eating' as he called it, right here on their doorstep with a new generation...

Don't be sorry, Jace Du'Andris It is about time I dealt with my past especially If I can find away to help you with your future...

Ferdie knew, but didn't realize, he hadn't learned much. Now he was trying to run away from Love instead of finding it. He didn't want anything to do with it, he wanted to pick a mate in the spring for the simple fact he needed to rear a litter, he wanted an alpha female that commanded respect and one that he would live loyally by but not love, he didn't want that.
In truth his heart ached but he ignored it He didn't want to have love; he feared love now, it had cost him greatly in the past, and he sought to ignore love's call. No being could ignore this call but he would try.

In the spring he'd likely be rejected no female wanted a loveless mateship be he wasn't thinking that far ahead, hoping by helping Jace fix his problem's Ferdie might learn a thing or too, finally.....

Ferdie Nodded he couldn't deny that fact Yes we lost a lot but we gained so much more. and it's a treasure we should hold dear... humm..... Ferdie smiled Leaf er... imp seems to love animals perhaps we would get Aryn the owl to deliver something from you to her. Ferdie smiled mischievously he was cooking something up but time would be needed before they could act on this plan.

Ferdie Von Pelt shifted and sat beside Jace, his side barely touching Jace's but the contact was clear. Ferdie followed Jace's gaze and smiled softly, it didn't take long for his mind to become lost in thought he had a lot of feeling to sort out and sort he would if anything could help his du'andris