Prologue.
"Why me? Why did I let myself get talked into this?"The large dog muttered as he trudged through the snow, leading his pack home.
Suddenly..."Whoops!"
The ice gave way beneath him, throwing him into a pit...or crater. It was hard to tell before darkness consumed his vision and he blacked out.
"What the-? Ow, my aching head..."he said as he stood slowly, looking around. His team lay around him, and he had no way of knowing if they were dead or not.
Of course, the large black dog that was appearing to wake up in the center of the crater was his main concern, seeing as how he could be hostile.
"Stop! Who are you? How'd you get here?"the dog called out in what he hoped was a brave voice.
"You need not fear me." the large black dog answered. It took a few steps towards him, then faltered and collapsed into the snow.
The large black dog was heavy, but not too heavy. Hank struggled to lug him to the nearby cabin, as he had done with the others of his team.
He lay down by the fire, staring at the black dog curiously. The dog had on a large, black cloak, and had a white heart-diamond pattern on his chest. Otherwise, his fur was all black.
"Don't you know it's not polite to stare?"the dog mumbled, groggily sitting up. Hank jumped up, startled.
"Don't worry. I'm in no position to hurt you. "the large dog said as he shook himself, trying to wake up."In fact, I believe I owe you for saving my life."
The dog stuck his paw out."My name is Sean."
Hank was suspicious; after all, this dog was a stranger. But he shook the other dog's paw, just the same."Mine's Hank. What were you doing out there? Why were you in that crater?"
Sean sighed, "It's a long story, so you might want to sit down."He lay down and stared into the flames, watching them grow and fall."I guess the beginning is the best place to start, so..."
