Shade drifted into sleep soon, and dreams haunted the darkness...
Howling winds and blistering cold cut through to the bone as Shade feigned against the snow. It was too deep. Suddenly, with a surprised yelp, Shade fell over, tripping on something. Her paws were frostbitten and numb. She saw an ear poking out of the snow, cold and lifeless. She tugged on it to find that it was frozen solid in the ground. "Ash..." she whispered sadly when she saw the red and tan fur of the wolf. Shade howled to the sky. "Where is everyone???" she felt so alone, more alone than she had ever been. Her pack had perished, and her friends had died... She was alone... all alone...
Shade yelped and thrashed around outside her dream state, whimpering in her sleep.
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Roni whipped around to hear Audra's voice. "Oh... Hi." she said, managing a smile. "I didn't think I'd be seeing you again..." she said, trailing off. "Er, thank you earlier for the help... It feels much better." she said, referring to her hind leg as she gave it a nod.







