Moonspear I'm the biggest, the best, better than the rest

The journey had been relatively effortless for them. It made Nikai sad to be away from home again, but the thought of adventure was also thrilling. As they approached the large mountain that loomed up before them Nikai felt nervous to think of living on a mountain with his three legs; luckily he had practised. As the call sounded, Nikai frowned and exchanged a glance with Alya, after which they sped up their pace. He fell behind a little, simply slower than she, and arrived a little behind her near the Moonspear's borders.

He wasn't prepared for what he saw there. The forms of two wolves, bones broken, skin torn... He stood breathless and suddenly felt very tiny and alone. Nikai could not place it, did not understand that it was a throwback for him to the time his mother had died -- he just wanted to run home and hug Valette, more than anything. Nikai knew that Alya needed him, like Keoni had needed him back then, but this time he found it much harder to put aside his own grief, no longer a flexible pup.

Nikai stood beside and leaned into Alya wordlessly. He pressed his head against hers, comforting himself just as much as her as she stood and stared in horror.