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Freezing Rain struggled to her feet. This time the tiger himself was dragging her. She struggled, growling at him. She didn't know how long she was out, or if Blowing Wind was coming. With that thought, she struggled even more. She knew she had one option left. She didn't know if he would be able to hear it, but what did she have left to lose? The tiger looked back to see her struggling.
He dropped the net out of his mouth and growled, "Stop struggling you. It's no use. You're tied up as tight a rabbit stuck in a gorse bush." Freezing Rain didn't care. She got her muzzle as close to the opening to the net, took a deep breath and howled as loud as she could. Hoping, praying that Blowing Wind could hear her.
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Blowing Wind heard a howl. Faint but it was still there. His heart jumps into his throat. "FREEZING RAIN! HANG ON WE'RE COMING!" He howls. He immediately speeds up, going faster than he's ever gone before. Blowing Wind's breath comes in gasps, but he doesn't slow down or stop. "FREEZING RAIN!" He doesn't hear an answer. He takes a big whiff of the air and follows it.
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Freezing Rain faintly heard Blowing Wind's voice. That alone gave her hope. She smiled. The tiger heard him too. Ears angled towards the sound. Years of capturing animals lead him to not just shrug this off. Any voice, any sound besides the normal noise of a forest was bad. It meant someone was coming to try to rescue his prisoner. He knew it was the wolf's doing. Why else was she howling?
"You're gonna regret doing that," He snapped at her. "I was able to take you down. What do you think? Is he gonna somehow take me down? I know all your little tricks. But let him try. I won't just have one prisoner, but two."
Freezing Rain knew he was trying to scare her. She wouldn't let him. Yet, thoughts about him capturing-or worse-killing him started to pop into her mind. She struggled hard against the ropes holding her in. The tiger dropped the ropes and called to one of his minions. He shoved the rope into the other tiger's mouth.
He then called to another one of his minions. He motioned for them to follow him. He walked into the forest hoping not to be overheard by Freezing Rain. Unfortunately for him, she could somewhat hear him. She angled her ears and listened.
"Yes, Marcellus?" His chief minion asked. Marcellus trusted this particular minion more than all the other ones. Most of his minions fear him, this one though has been with him through thick and thin and can decipher tricks and tactics very quickly.
"What's that wolf planning? I know the howl meant something but what?" He hissed out.
"She's most likely calling for backup, though I heard only one wolf so it might not be that strong. Maybe she's calling to be rescued. One of the two. We're gonna have to wait and see. It's best to prepare the rest of the ambush for it." The chief replied.
Marcellus nodded his agreement with him. Then he padded back to the group. Most tigers aren't accustomed to living in a group but he has been in one since he was a cub with his mom. As he matured he split up with his mom but found yet another group with no leader. Naturally, he assumed the role. That's why his name was chosen as "Young Warrior" in Latin.
Freezing Rain gasped. She knew about Marcellus. Everyone knew about him. If you didn't then you were living under a rock your whole life. He's the fiercest tiger around, and the only one that worked in a group. Who is he working for? Why do they want me of all wolves? Freezing Rain thought to herself. Marcellus was like a mercenary. He was hired to capture people in exchange for food and territory.
She howled again this time louder and more worried. She kept this up for a full minute, hoping, praying that he could hear her. Miles away Blowing Wind heard the howl again. This time louder and more clear. He angled his ear forward. "Freezing Rain! Don't worry I'm coming!" He howled back. He pushed himself to go faster. The ground seemed to be a blur. Eventually, the clearing came into view. He saw a bunch of tigers and around them, he saw Freezing Rain in a net.
Marcellus turned around to see another flying wolf. He scoffed. This one looked like a pup. Like he just got......no figured out how to use his wings. He shook his head and slowly walked over. Then a real pup jumped off his back. His eyes widened then closed as his body shook with laughter. He turned to Freezing Rain, "This is what you call backup? Really? Two pups?"
Freezing Rain growled. No one makes fun of her friends! She started to claw and tear at the net. Her whole body started to shake with anger. Her claws found a hole and she started to work there. She jumped out of the net and attacked the tiger. Blowing Wind took the cue and attacked his minions leaving the real fighting to Freezing Rain. Minnow stood there very confused. She didn't know how to fight. Slowly she backed up into the forest.
Pure rage clouded Freezing Rain's vision. Growling she tried to attack Marcellus' belly. He saw her strategy and attacked her belly. Pain raced through her body as scratches covered her belly. Yowling in pain she drew her hind legs as close to her body as possible, then pushed them out as fast and as powerful as she could. Marcellus felt the wind get knocked out of him. He scrambled off her. Jumping onto his back she nipped at his neck. Blowing Wind looked over to see Freezing Rain on Marcellus' back. He smiled to himself, seeing how well she was doing. A sudden kick to the side brought him back to the present.
Blowing Wind turned around and clawed at his attacker. He saw the tiger's back legs bunch up, and he jumped to the side. The tiger landed hard on his belly, expecting to land on a body but only got thin air. Freezing Rain stared down Marcellus. Her breathing was heavy. She suffered half a dozen cuts and scratches all over her body. With just one glance you couldn't tell if she did anything to him, but on closer inspection, you can see his face and belly were covered in scratches.
"Why do you want me?" Freezing Rain growled. "I've minded my own business for years, for my whole life. What did I do to make you angry?"
"It's not me you made angry, but another winged wolf like yourself." He said sinisterly.
"Wait.........what?" There are not more winged wolves! Only Blowing Wind and I are winged. "You're lying! There are no other winged wolves!"
"Ah, now that's where you are wrong. There are quite a few winged wolves that either aren't in this particular patch of forest or don't want to show themselves." Freezing Rain looked and saw Blowing Wind dispatching with the last tiger. He turned to see her looking at him. "I got this one. You focus on him." With that, she jumped onto Marcellus' back.
Marcellus felt a weight on his back. Then there was a sharp pain in his neck bucking and rolling he tried to dislodge her. He rolled on top of her and she let out a gasp. She let go of his neck. Marcellus jumped up and turned just to see her getting up. With a roar, he charged her. Deep in the forest Minnow's ears perked up when she heard the roar. She started to run back to where Freezing Rain was. Blowing Wind turned after he killed the last tiger. He saw Marcellus charging Freezing Rain.
A deep growl emerged from Blowing Wind's throat and he charged Marcellus. Minnow emerged from the forest just to see Blowing Wind jump onto Marcellus, and to see Freezing Rain drop to her belly and rolling to her back to attack his midsection. Blowing Wind jumped on top of him a bit his neck as hard as he could. Just then Blowing Wind felt Marcellus go limp. Freezing Rain-luckily-was already out from underneath him. Blowing Wind jumped off allowing Marcellus' corpse to drop to the ground.
Freezing Rain and Blowing Wind stood there breathing heavy and blood dripping from multiple scratches and cuts all over their body. Blowing Wind looked at the wolf warrior beside him. He walked over and like some of the wounds on her body. She moved closer and started to do the same for him.
"I'm so glad you're ok." He replied softly. He missed her so much. Even a few days without her felt like an eternity. "I missed you."
She smiled softly, then started to howl. Blowing Wind joined in. The soft melody echoed throughout the forest. Minnow joined in from where she was. Then bounced over to where they were. Freezing Rain glanced to see her coming over. Freezing Rain tried to meet her halfway, but the walk turned into a limp.
"Freezing Rain! Who was that tiger? Are you ok? What happened? Are we going to go home now?" She asked in rapid succession. Freezing Rain laughed. "Steady on there, pup." She licked the side of Minnow's muzzle. "I don't know, but he said his name was Marcellus. I've never heard of him, but then again I've lived on my own for most of my life and I'm not up to par on the gossip of the forest. And I'm fine, I was just captured. I would've been dead if you and Blowing Wind didn't appear in the nick of time." Blowing Wind's fur started to bristle. "I told you he was dangerous! Why didn't you listen to me?" Freezing Rain's claws unsheathed, a growl forming in her throat. "I'm sorry! I didn't want him to be alone! Unlike you, I was in a pack! I know what it feels like to be cast out and ignored! I didn't want him to feel like I did!" A silence fell after she barked this out, enraged.
Blowing Wind looked over at her. He knew that she was being sincere. His heart swelled at this. At the time he didn't know what it was. He mentally shrugged and put it to the back of his mind. Why care about it? The more important thing was that Freezing Rain was back where she belonged. Freezing Rain took a deep breath, then turned to Minnow.
"And yes we can go home now."
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Minnow thrashed around. Visions of Freezing Rain killing her flashed behind her closed eyelids. "Un! Uhn!" Sweat started to bead on her forehead. Her breathing became erratic. She jumped up. Panting she looked around.
"Freezing Rain?" She whimpered.
"Huh......?" Freezing Rain looked up at Minnow through bleary, half awake eyes.
"Oh......nothing."
Freezing Rain knew something was bothering her. "Tell me what's wrong, Minnow."
Minnow shook her head really quickly. "No, nothing's wrong. "
"Did I scare you? Did you have a nightmare?"
"How could you tell?"
"Minnow, I'm older than I look. I've had my fair share of nightmares. Especially at your age. I acted exactly how you are."
"Oh. Well then yes, but please don't hurt me...."
"Minnow, don't be scared. I won't hurt you. The tiger I killed had it coming. I was going to kill him where you couldn't see, but he angered me so bad that I totally forgot you and Blowing Wind we're even there."
Minnow lifted her eyes to meet Freezing Rain's, who had padded over to sit by her. Freezing Rain who knew that some nightmares could be made to be really realistic and scary.
"Do you want to hear a story?" She asked, knowing that stories could wake you up. Minnow nodded.
"Ok. So this one is going to be about a princess......."
(A/N One of the wolves is going to have a Jamaican accent. I'm so sorry if I upset anyone. I'm not trying to make fun. I actually think your guys' accents are amazing!)
This princess's name was Quinly. Now Quinly wasn't the most likely candidate to be a princess, but she was heir to the throne so no one complained about it. At least not to her face. In the marketplace and cities, there were arguments about her last act as princess.
She changed laws. Changed punishments. Change what could be considered a crime, etc. If you argued about this to her face, she wouldn't listen. Stubborn little princess. Everyone wanted someone else, but who could lead?
Finally one day the answer smacked them in the face. They could try to see her family line. Who knows? There could be someone who was adopted. You have to be a blood princess. If there was someone who was adopted this far from when the kingdom was made then hopefully there will be a true child who is heir to the throne.
At midnight a group of commoners snuck up to the castle and to the library. There laid the book of the family trees. If Quinly's name isn't in the book it means that she was adopted. They could hopefully get there without being caught.
So they hiked for miles. Once the sun started to sink, they got to the castle. Now, this is where only one or two wolves needed to continue. They chose Kelcy and Lila. They were the sneakiest of the group. So the rest of them left as fast as they could.
It wouldn't do if all thirty of them got caught, now would it? So Kelcy and Lila snuck into the castle and into the library. Unfortunately, the book was way too big to leaf through in a couple hours. They had to bring it back to the city.
Guards were starting to get up and patrol.
"Tis is gonna be harder than we expected," Kelcy commented. Lila nodded.
"Sure is, but this is nothing compared to what we normally do."
They looked around for any guards and started to weave their way through the castle. Making it next to impossible for guards to chase them. They only had to get to a window to become home free. They saw one in the distance. They ran, soon forgetting to be sneaky.
A guard turned the corner. Kelcy and Lila gasped and ran to closest wall. They pressed the backs up against it. The guard passed without ever noticing them. They let out a breath of relief.
"That was just too close."
"Yuh said it sista."
They got up off the wall and resumed to be sneaky. They realized that they can't get off guard. Eventually, the window was just inches away. They looked out it to see if there were any guards nearby. Though they noticed something else.
It was one hundred feet off the ground. They couldn't jump out this! It was too far off the ground! They sighed. Either they climb down, which would be very hard holding the book, or they go down and out the castle and escape out the front gates. They knew that they had to figure out a way out, and soon.
"We can't scale down the wall with the book" Lila looked concerned
"Well, actually we can. Yuh scale down and mi will escape out the front gate. Mi will meet yuh at the forest."
Lila gave the book to Kelcy. She jumped out the window and attached herself to the wall like a cat. As soon as Kelcy got the book she dived back to the wall and started creeping to the front gate.
Moments after jumping out the window Lila was out of breath. She started to gasp each breath out. She knew that she couldn't take a break. At least not if Lila wanted to stay on the wall. Or make progress. She glanced down. There were at least ninety wolves lengths to go.
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Creeping against the wall, Kelcy saw a guard pass. She gasped. Instantly pressing her body against the wall, she held her breath. The guard passed without raising the alarm. She sagged with relief. Slowly she looked around to see if there were any more guards. There wasn't. She continued on her way towards the gate.
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Lila looked down one more time. Now there were about ten feet left. She jumped down. "Oomph!" Her feet hit the grass. Tongue hanging out, she tried to calm her heart, that started to beat erratically due to the climb. After a while her breathing became regular. Looking around she ran towards the cover of the trees.
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Kelcy glanced around her. Guards were swarming the gate. She cursed. How was she supposed to get out unnoticed? Then she had a brilliant idea.
"FIRE! FIRE! FIRE IN THE KITCHEN! HELP!"
The guards looked around frantically. After a moment of startled looks, the guards glared at her. Did they know her? They looked at one another. She didn't seem familiar. Did the cook get a new assistant? Or is she an intruder? Too many questions to answer on their own.
"Who are you? You don't look familiar." One of the guards walked over to her threateningly.
Kelcy glanced around. Her heart beating right out of her chest. Then she took a deep breath.
"I'm new. De chef told me to go get help. Oil got into the fire and now the entire place is on fire! Yuh've gotta help! Dis entire place cud bun dung!"
The guards looked confused. Then they bounced into action. Running single file towards the back of the castle.
"Well come on now! Don't just stand there!"
"Um, I'll be at de end."
"Ok." The guard shrugged.
Once all the guards were out of eyesight she ran through the gate and towards the forest.
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Lila stomped her back paw impatiently. What was taking Kelcy so long? They should be back at the city by now! Lila's patience was growing thin. She was thinking about heading back and making Kelcy catch up. Kelcy then entered the woods.
"Sorry fah taking suh long. De guards were aal ovah de front gate."
"It shouldn't have taken you that long! Quinly's probably getting up as we speak! Now we have to hurry back! You know the hike here took two hours!"
Kelcy nodded and started to jog in the direction of the camp. After looking around Lila followed. She wasn't sure, but it felt like something was following them.
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Cheering arose from the crowd that was gathered in the middle of the marketplace. Their saviors have arrived! Kelcy and Lila blushed at the same time. They weren't used to this much attention.
"Where's Charles?" Lila asked.
"He's over there" The commoner pointed towards the jewelry shop.
Lila and Kelcy walked towards the shop. They stopped at the entrance, waiting to be invited in. They heard whispering from inside the shop. Then someone departed the shop.
"Enter." A voice commanded them.
"Wo was dat?"
"No one of importance. Now I see you got the book. Let's look through this now shall we?"
Lila opened up the book and went to royal section. Scanning they tried to find just a random name without a stem. It started to seem hopeless. Until something caught the eye of Charles.
"Ah ha!"
"Wat? Wat, did yuh find?"
"I think I found out who the proper princess is."
"Who? Who's the new princess?"
Kelcy and Lila looked up at Charles with impatience. If they knew this person then they could tell if they were better or worse than Quinly. Lila clenched her jaw.
"It's you, Lila. You're our proper princess."
Lila's eyes widened. She was so not princess material. She liked to steal, stalk, kill, and play practical jokes. Also if she was around anyone she got shy. She couldn't talk to the most important people. She couldn't negotiate. She didn't even like politics. Lila got confused immediately after the debate started.
How was she supposed to lead the kingdom? How was she supposed to prove to the rest of kingdom she was the actual royal heir to the throne? She was an immature thug! She laughed.
"I can't be the princess! I'm not cut out to be one! Plus Quinly jacked up everything so bad! I don't think I could even right it in my lifetime!" Her eyes were pleading to Charles to take back what he said.
He shook his head. He knew this girl loved to have a fun. He also knew being a princess wasn't that fun. Yet he thought that she could find a way to make it.
"Lila this is your destiny! You have to embrace or leave the kingdom in Quinly's hands. You know how you feel about Quinly being the princess. Make her a peasant. You are our princess and there is nothing I can do about it."
Lila started to sob. So this is what her life came to? Being a princess? She knew that anyone in the village would snatch up the opportunity to get out of poverty. Lila didn't want to stop having fun.
What was a life without fun? And not fun like balls and parties. She's talking about jokes. She loved jokes. The guards would hate her if she played jokes. No. This isn't how her life would be. She would stay a peasant. Yet what about Quinly? Who would deal with her?
Lila sighed. Wiping her eyes, she looked at Charles.
"Fine! Fine. I'll be your princess. But there will be some changes in how the kingdom runs. Like how the guards will have to deal with jokes. I will take back all the stupid laws Quinly made though. No one will have to deal with anyone like Quinly ever again."
Charles smiled. Proud of their new princess.
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"Once Lila took over everyone was way happier than they ever been, but there were still wolves who doubted her skill as a princess." Freezing Rain ended.
Minnow snored. Freezing Rain circled and fell asleep right next to Minnow.
(A/N Do you think Minnow has forgiven Freezing Rain? What do you think is going to happen next? Leave your answer in the comments and don't forget to give this part a big gold star if you enjoyed it! I will see all you wolves...in the skies!)
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