Thank you, Fallingsnow-, for the idea of the light!
The story follows...
She was trapped. She would never get out.
From outside the stony prison, the small brown wolf's strangled yelps were unheard. Inside the trap, she paced. Her paws unsettled small rocks and pebbles, and soon her pads became sore from the constant movement.
Her tail was flat against her legs, and her ears drooped. She had been locked in this place for days, and only a meager amount of dry meat had been thrown to her. At the top of her rocky cave, there was a large hole of light. The only time daylight was allowed to filter in, was when food was thrown down to her. There was a small pool of water at one corner of the cave, so the wolves who imprisoned her need not worry about lack of water.
She, Sjas, was the Alpha Female of the Galar Pack. They needed her, but here she was, trapped in the paws of the Alistan Country. Theon, the country in which her pack roamed, was full of snarling Cendrons. They had recently attacked her pack and killed one of Sjas's best guardians.
A small sigh escaped her skinny body. Her ribs pressed against her stomach, which sported ragged brown fur. Bones stuck up against her thin fur, causing her to look more skeleton than wolf. An eerie silence inhabited the cave, it's simple presence intimidating and vapid.
Sjas suddenly looked up. A small, weak light shone from above. She twisted her head to get a better glimpse. The light grew brighter and brighter, and suddenly a very familiar head looked over the side.
"Sjas!" He whispered. Sjas nodded and stood up. The wolf, Xes, backed up. Sjas retreated to a corner of the cave, then sprinted to the center. When she arrived at the center, she sucked in a breath and flung herself at the stony wall. With skill, she placed her paws on the wall and climbed up the side, soon arriving at the hole. Xes reached his paw over, and Sjas gripped it tight. Soon she lay beside the great hole, panting in the sudden sunlight.
"Follow me, miss!" Xes yelped, exitment shining in his eyes. He shyly leaned over and licked her ear before turning away and trotting into the near woods. Sjas smiled and followed, relieved to be free from her prison at last.
The story follows...
She was trapped. She would never get out.
From outside the stony prison, the small brown wolf's strangled yelps were unheard. Inside the trap, she paced. Her paws unsettled small rocks and pebbles, and soon her pads became sore from the constant movement.
Her tail was flat against her legs, and her ears drooped. She had been locked in this place for days, and only a meager amount of dry meat had been thrown to her. At the top of her rocky cave, there was a large hole of light. The only time daylight was allowed to filter in, was when food was thrown down to her. There was a small pool of water at one corner of the cave, so the wolves who imprisoned her need not worry about lack of water.
She, Sjas, was the Alpha Female of the Galar Pack. They needed her, but here she was, trapped in the paws of the Alistan Country. Theon, the country in which her pack roamed, was full of snarling Cendrons. They had recently attacked her pack and killed one of Sjas's best guardians.
A small sigh escaped her skinny body. Her ribs pressed against her stomach, which sported ragged brown fur. Bones stuck up against her thin fur, causing her to look more skeleton than wolf. An eerie silence inhabited the cave, it's simple presence intimidating and vapid.
Sjas suddenly looked up. A small, weak light shone from above. She twisted her head to get a better glimpse. The light grew brighter and brighter, and suddenly a very familiar head looked over the side.
"Sjas!" He whispered. Sjas nodded and stood up. The wolf, Xes, backed up. Sjas retreated to a corner of the cave, then sprinted to the center. When she arrived at the center, she sucked in a breath and flung herself at the stony wall. With skill, she placed her paws on the wall and climbed up the side, soon arriving at the hole. Xes reached his paw over, and Sjas gripped it tight. Soon she lay beside the great hole, panting in the sudden sunlight.
"Follow me, miss!" Xes yelped, exitment shining in his eyes. He shyly leaned over and licked her ear before turning away and trotting into the near woods. Sjas smiled and followed, relieved to be free from her prison at last.
