Blackfeather Woods Into the woods

indentSlowly, the dark pup got up from his curled position and to his paws. He had decided to go with them and was now quite excited about the next thing Burke said. He'd seen deer before, but never from a close distance. He would kill a deer today, on his own, and that was a big accomplishment.

indent"Burke Don't has tail because he's a warrior. Right Burke?" he stated convincingly enough. He didn't actually know why Burke didn't have a full tail, but he had seen him torn a limb apart from another wolf once, at the borders when he'd gotten his first lesson with that loner Coyote, and he had assumed that that had been the way Burke had lost his tail. It was reasonable enough.

indentThe dark pup followed the rest, trying eagerly to be at the front line as they moved. He wanted to be a leader, and leaders were the first to taste the prey.