My name is Winter and this is my story. I grew up as a normal everyday boy a little strange with my love of reading and drawing, but that was nothing for suspicion. I was tall and lanky. I had piercing blue eyes many people just avoided or ignored me throughout my life. Though around my 14 birthday I had little nubs growing from my head. On top of that I had no parents to ask what was going on I was a backwater orphan who ran away from the Orphanage frequently. I normally had my purple hood on no matter the weather even in a hundred degree heat I would wear it. It was like my protective layer never allowing anyone in. Soon after the wolf like ears started growing I ran to the forest never to be seen again by anyone in that town… well for awhile at least.
It was Winter when I found a large group of I don't know what to call them… but they appeared to look like me some were catlike others wolflike it was just a giant group of humans with animal characteristics. I just stayed there watching them and at that point I decided it was time to make myself a home and settle down. Slowly but surely I started to clear an area for me to build my small cabin. It took me a while to build I ended up "Borrowing an axe from one of the houses on the fringe of the community vowing when I was done building my home I would return it.
The cabin took me until summer of that year to finish my cabin in the woods. That night I snuck back to the home I stole it from with a note attached to it saying.
Dear Readers,
Sorry for taking your tools for the past six or seven months I required them to build in survive I apologize again.
From,
Winter(Ironic Name Huh)
Soon after that I faced a huge problem and that was how to start a small garden to help me feed the past year I had solely survived off of raw meat. That reminds me I wonder of the gold ring I found in the river is worth anything I thought to myself as I started the long walk to the town.
As I entered the town I realized this is the first time I walked into the town without it being me sneaking in and hiding during the night. I smiled at this pondering how to find someone to sell the ring to. As I was pondering this I heard the tell tale clanking of metal on rock behind me. As I turned around someone suddenly grabbed me from the front of my shirt and asked me in a calm voice "Where did you find that ring" as I wriggled around I made motions to him to let me down and that I couldn't speak. As he let me down I quickly explained to him that I had found it while fishing. Not the full truth but I didn't lie at all during that time talking to him. As he slowly nodded he asked "I've never seen a purple hoodie like you are wearing where are you from if it would be all right for me to ask." I quickly motioned to him to follow me. He gave me a glare that said pull any crap and you'll be hanging upside down for a week. As we slowly walked he asked if I was mute and I motioned to him that I could speak it's just that I didn't prefer to and that I hadn't spoken for nearly a year to anyone. He then told me that from now on I was to speak whether I liked it or not. "Fine" I said in a raspy low voice. "Suddenly the guard following stopped in his tracks and bowed down saying "The Alpha's voice one I must follow where do you live my lord." I looked at him incredulously and said "Alpha but I'm just an 18 year old with a wolf's tail and Ears."