SilverFang whined as he paced the forest floor. It had been raining
for a month straight, and the six month old pup had never been in a
situation before. "If we stay with the main path, it will take us to
Topinka, where we will have to pass without being seen...but if we
cross the Ice path, Glacier river is sure to have flooded, and we
will never cross it alive...." The young pup spoke aloud to himself
as he paced and contimplated what to do.

Xiova, the youngest pup of the three, whined as she layed awake and
watched her brother pace. The heavy rains subsided to a drizzle as
her white coat became madded with water. Her light blue eyes, now
grey from hunger, had lost the sparkle, and her once beautiful howl,
was no more then a cry. She hadn't eaten in days, none of them have,
and Xiova being only 3 months old, was so skinny, her ribs and hip
bones showed.

The Summer was unusual this year, but then, the whole world was weird
this year. Every wolf on Earth was said to have died within one
season, without a certain reason why. Xiova whined as she watched
Silver pace and began to wonder what his thoughtful eyes were
thinking about.

Tarson looked around and nodded,"I dont think we shall
all make it silver." he lowers his head,"should we
take the long way?"

Silver Fang jumped at Tarson's unexpected voice. He turned and looked
at him. "The long path leads us through the middle of Topinka...if we
get seen by one human, our lives will end. You know what the humans
did to my parents...well, they are killing off every wolf...but, its
either Topinka, or the Glacier River..."

Xiova listened to the wolves talk. Her ears twitched as she thought,
and finally, without standing up, she said, "What about the Mountain
path? Silver, you know yourself the stories of the mountain path...It
doesn't have any humans, and only small rivers, though, I do remember
dad saying how hard it was to travel it..."

Silver didn't even throw a glance at his sister. As far as he was
concerned, she didn't even exsist.

Tarson chuckled and took advantage of this
situation,"Hey how about the mountain path its good?"

Nova walked quietly keeping her attention on being a mouse. She
flicked her ears casually before pausing. She was scared to howl but
scared to be alone. She groaned as she came upon what smelled like
other wolves.

Her bright eyes peered through the bushes that were concealing her.
She sighed in relief and almost jumped out of the bushes in joy. She
paused watching the wolves curiously not sure of whether to trust
them. She sighed before sitting silently on her haunches pondering
whether to go out or not.