A Wolves Of The Beyond FanFiction.
Power Of Three.
A/N:
Hello and welcome to 'Power Of Three'! I am your host, Willowspring1 and I'm here to guide you though this here Fic. It's set after 'Star Wolf' so it may contain spoilers for viewers who have only just started reading the series. This FanFiction is dedicated to Cara. Because Cara is the soul of this Fic. And though she may not be reading this, I still want her to know that she is The Three. And I couldn't have written this without her. And thank you my number one friendboy (not a boyfriend) Tristan. Be warned, the following content has a lot of dialogue. Anyway ...
Disclaimer:
I do nay own yon Wolves Of The Beyond. Nor do I own anything connected to Wolves Of The Beyond example Guardians Of Ga'Hoole or anything like that. And I'm not making any money. That I know of.
He knew nothing. Only the taste of milk that bathed in his tongue. Only the struggle against his litter-mates, a battle for a place at her side. He knew only his mothers sweet scent.
He knew not of the dangerous world that lay in wait. He knew not of the perilous endeavour his parents had gone through. To escape, to flourish in a new land. To survive.
His eyes had opened. All of theirs had. Caila insisted this was normal, she worried anyway. He was yet to feel the biting cold, the the mellow warmth, cast on the world by the yellow sun. He was yet to know the broken heart, the healing compassion, the foolish hope. In some ways, his life was much better than her own. Blissful ignorance, no worries, no fears.
Edme sighed. Each of them were perfect. The silver one with the rusty red ears and muzzle was so energetic, it was a miracle she got to sleep at night. And the white one, he was so playful, and to make things worse, he had an energy level to rival that of his sister. And then there was the tawny one. The odd one out. He wasn't nearly as strong as his siblings. He wasn't even close to being as fast or as playful as the others. But he wasn't weak. Not in the slightest. His limping gait always held him back, it always would. And she knew better than most, her first gyre being Stormfast, a she-wolf with a twisted femur. The word faced into her mind before she could stop it. Malcadh.
There was a scuffling noise near he entrance of the den, breaking her thoughts. A silvery pelted blur tumbled down the slope towards them. The Los squeaked indignantly, as if they were inquiring who this intruder was. The wolf stood and shook himself.
"Did I hurt them?" He asked, his beautiful green eyes glazed with worry.
"Don't be ridiculous, Faolan. Of course you didn't!"
The relief in his eyes was evident.
"They squeaked and I thought they were in pain," Faolan murmured his excuse.
"You and I both know you'd never hurt our pups! Besides, don't you have important chieftain business to attend to, Faolan McDuncan?" Amusement twinned in Edme's eye.
"You know I hate it when you call me that! Just because I've got 'McDuncan' on the end of my name doesn't mean I'm a completely different wolf! I didn't ask for this!" His bitterness seeping into his tone. It was so bitter she wished she's never said anything.
"Hey, don't complain. Just forget I said anything."
He grinned. "Said what?"
"Exactly."
He lay down beside her. She snuggled up to him, enjoying the warmth of his fur, a feeling she didn't feel often enough, now that he was kept away.
"So what's their names?"
She blinked. "Names? I've been waiting for you!"
"And that's why I love you. But surely you've got some ideas."
The simple phrase sent shivers down her spine. He loved her.
"Well, yeah. I've had a lot of time to think." She couldn't keep the resentment from edging the statement.
He winced, his eyes drowning in sorrow. "I'm so sorry Edme! I would have come sooner but I couldn't. You know I would have!"
"I know. It's just ... You being chieftain keeps you away. I'm not angry and it's not your fault. It's just how it is."
They lay in silence for a while, watching the pups gallop.
"Names," Faolan prompted.
"Yes."
"What were you thinking?"
"Well the she-wolf," She poked her muzzle at the silver one with red ears, "should be called Banja."
The name hang in the air like a ghostly remnant.
"Yes, it's only fair. Banja ... Banja would've wanted it." His voice broke.
"And the white one reminds me of -don't laugh at me- but he reminds me of a barn owl."
"If only he had tawny ears." He remarked.
"Don't mock me!"
"I'm not!"
"Sure. Anyway, he reminds me of a barn owl, but I don't know what to call him."
Faolan stayed silent. The glint in his eye told her he was thinking.
"Soren."
Edme blinked. "What?"
"We should call him Soren, after King Soren. He's a barn owl, and this pup reminds you of a barn owl, therefor he should be called Soren."
"Yes, Soren is a nice name."
"What about the other pup?"
They watched the pup in question limp around his siblings, yapping at them.
"Stormfast comes to mind," Edme whispered. She hated it but the limping pup reminded her of her first gyre.
"It does?"
"It's the way he walks. I know, I know, I shouldn't point it out, but he has a twisted femur. I'm sure of it."
"But Stormfast was a she-wolf."
"Yes, Fengo. I of all wolves should know that."
"So not Stormfast?"
"Not Stormfast," Edme echoed.
Hey lapsed into silence. Edme did have an idea but she wasn't overly found of it. She spoke so quietly Faolan had to lean in to hear her.
"I was thinking, maybe Spera."
He blinked twice. "Hope," he translated. "Spera is hope in Old Wolf."
"I know, I was thinking-"
"I love it."
Edme looked at him and found tears in his eyes.
"They're so beautiful, they must take after you," he murmured.
Sh buried her muzzle in his ruff.
"I love you Faolan. I love you so much."
They stayed like that for a long time, but to Edme it was gone in the blink of an eye.
"Hello? Can I come in?" A voice sounded from the entrance.
She lifted her head and called, "Come in."
Abban crept down from the entrance. His eyes widened as they rested on the pups, they still held the blue-green of the ocean's depths. Abban had grown out of his slightly unhealthy appearance, and looked more like his mother everyday.
"Hello Abban!"
"Hi." His voice far away. "Have you named them?"
"Only just. The she-wolf's Banja-"
He flinched slightly. "Hello Banja."
"The male's Soren-" Faolan continued for her.
"Which one?"
"The white one, and-"
"Hey there Soren, how are you?"
The pup yapped a reply before returning to the game.
"And the last one is Spera."
Abban nodded then turned to the pup.
"Hello Spera."
Spera broke away from his siblings. Abban lay down as he approached. Spera placed a paw on his foreleg and started to climb. The other pups stop and watched as Spera reached his back. Banja stepped forward and glanced back at her brother, who was following her closely.
"Is this normal?" He asked, as Spera prance up and down his back, swatting and his tail. Then Banja, still followed by Soren, reached her adventurous brother.
"I think they like you." Edme laughed.
"Really? I hadn't though of that!" Sarcasm dripping from the statement.
Faolan walked across the den and lay next to Abban and waited.
Banja, Soren and Spera inspected their father's back with gusto. Banja yapped playfully and jumped on. The boys exchanged wary glances then followed suit her, who was resting between Faolan's ears.
"Thanks," Abban whispered. "Rags sent me to get you. He said something about Cougars."
Edme noticed Faolan's ears prick forward as he replied.
"I'll come soon, just let me spend a little more time with my family."
Abban nodded and turned to the egress.
"Cougars?" Edme asked.
"Don't worry. Just a few stray attackers. We don't think it will come back."
"Okay."
Faolan set the pups next to their mother. "I'll be back soon." And left.
Edme resumed her thinking.
'Your life is so simple, you are free. Play on, my pups. There is no need to worry. Play on.'
Yet something nagged at the back of her mind, as though there was every reason to worry.
A/N:
Yay! Faolan and Edme had pups! YAAAAY! Here have a biscuit, thanks for reading. *hands biscuit over* Don't worry, it avoids all your allergies (if you have any) and they taste good. You get another biscuit if you review! Please REVIEW! I need your feed back. Thank you all!
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