Sun Mote Copse Let this moment be the first chapter: where you decide to stay

The first howl made him halt and prick his ears. It wasn't a voice he recognized, and he didn't hear his mother's, or anyone else's in response. Still, it wasn't in his immediate vicinity, and given the fact that he and his mother often wound their way along the borders in opposing directions, he suspected that one of the two of them would happen upon the stranger sooner or later. Something about the voice made the fur along his back stiffen, and it wasn't until a few minutes later that the imagine of his sister worked its way into his mind, and he felt himself try and push those thoughts away. Nellie was gone- and with the way this winter was shaping up, he did not expect to see her again. 

So when his mother called out, demanding his presence, he huffed and picked up the pace. He'd beenunknowingly working his way toward the pair anyway, so when he saw the two golden wolves in the distance- sitting so close together that that almost appeared as one, two-headed wolf- he slowed and lifted his head, squinting. One was smaller than the other- and slightly darker, and he felt his breath hitch in his chest. Like his mother, he too could not believe his eyes- until she barked, a welcome that spurred him into full motion. He began to laugh- quietly at first- but louder and louder as he got closer, joy overtaking him for the first time in what felt like months. "WhatthefuckNELLIE!!??" He laugh-shouted, and lunged straight at her with every intention of smack-tackling her to the ground.