The sun hadn't even announced its rising, leaving the sky
a thick groggy gray. The tree's branches looked like gawky limbs reaching out to the
heavens, beggars to the God above. Not even dawn was up yet. The camp was vacant;
everyone was quietly tucked away in their nest or den. Sleeping like angels, protected
by a mighty lord. They were protected as well and led by a king himself, Amoux.
The only thing they had to fear was fear itself.
Eyes peering open, Talus rolled to his side, only to find himself entangled in the heart of
his bush. The trunk of it jarred his ribs, groaning he stayed put. Waiting for his eyes to
adjust to the morning light, they never did. What? Looking up through the thousands of
tiny branches entangled above him, he saw nothing but grayness and little black twigs
going every which a way. It was time for a new sleeping spot; it seemed he had outgrown
his bush, maybe a tree would be better. With some wriggling and extra effort, Talus found
himself freed from prison. As his pupils took a sweeping glance around, it looked as if no one
had been bothered by his recent bush catastrophe.
Quickly the rust coated male excused himself, by the looks of it, he had time to make it to the
edge of the forest. With a lengthening stride that was certainly over exaggerating for his body
type, he made his way through the taiga. As his pupils peeked through the tops of the pines,
he could see dawn awakening. He would never make it on time; she was already raising her
paint brush, turning her canvas from a subtle gray to an illuminating yellow. Ah! Muscles cramping
Talus slid to his haunches, he wasn't anywhere near the edge, but his muscles demanded a break.
Here in the middle would do. Sitting, he raised his maw to the sky watching in wonder. Dawn
worked slowly, first there was yellow and then orange, with a dash of pink winding through the
clouds, and then she blessed them with blue. As blue began to dominate the colors of the sky,
Talus's ears flattened against his crown, and a howl exploded from deep within his throat.
Dismissing his morning ceremony, Talus traveled the path back to camp. Standing along the
outskirts he peered around, taking a mental note of all the wolves he smiled, this was his
family. Pelt still littered with debris from earlier the broad brute made his way to the center of
the pack. There he would be easily spotted in case something important was to spur.
TALUS .
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