by Pistol Annie #1 NPC » Tue Nov 08, 2016 12:45 pm
Phoenix was breathing heavily, even though he tried to stay quiet. Brook was growling, stalking towards a bush that was roughly wolf-sized. She seemed distracted by it. Once everyone was behind the previous Alpha, Phoenix realized he was shaking. He would have a hard time running back to camp.
"On the count of three, we all run," Phoenix whispered. "Mother can take her down, she's too feverish to get the disease. We just need to get back to camp."
"One..." Brook was about to pounce on the bush, when she seemed to realize that wasn't a wolf.
"Two..." Phoenix felt his legs trembling. Despite being an Alpha, his tail was between his legs and his ears were pulled back. He had to resist the urge to bolt. The entire patrol needed to run at once, since no wolf could be left behind with this insane Alpha. Brook was looking around again. Churl pressed his pelt against Phoenix's fur, comforting his brother.
"Three!"
That was when Brook turned around. Her jaws parted in an unwolflike roar, and she charged. Phoenix's brother turned tail and ran, nudging the others to follow. Phoenix himself was frozen for a moment, terrified, before he turned and sprinted like a pup heading for his mother.
Well, that was really what he was.