Humphrey forced himself to move, his leg bleeding terribly. "I really gotta' do somethin' about this cut." Humphrey groaned.
Humphrey ran at the fastest pace his legs could carry him.
One of the Eastern pack Alphas tripped over the same rock, not cutting his leg, but merely sprained his paw. The others did not take notice of this small injury, but the Alpha had a somewhat hard time running.
This caused the Other wolves to go into an uproar of laughter, which gave Humphrey a chance to escape.
"Now's my chance!" Humphrey thought, but there are several risks of continuing to run. He may draw attention somehow, and cause the Eastern pack to be infuriated, or his bleeding leg may be infected.
Just then, he spotted a tree.
"I'm saved!" Humphrey said hobbling over to the large oak.
As he neared the tree, He noticed a small cave-like opening.
"Even better for me!" Humphrey said excitedly. Just then, he heard an array of howls coming from behind him. What was going on? Had the Eastern pack killed the pack leader? Had the Eastern pack been defeated? He didn't know, but whatever was going on, it wasn't important enough to risk being seen.
Humphrey sat quietly in a daze behind the tree, thinking to himself, "What am I doing? Sitting here, while my pack is possibly being killed, for all I know!"
Humphrey had to find a way to save his pack, and most importantly, Kate.
He tried to think, but his head was spinning at a rapid pace.
"Snap out of it Humphrey, you need to think!" He said to himself, slapping his muzzle.
Humphrey tried to re-cap what had happened. Memories of the terrified faces of the pack, flashed in black and white through his mind. He shuddered when he remembered the heroic stand Kate had taken against the Eastern Alphas. Why couldn't he have saved her? He had no time to regret now. His goal was to save the love of his life!
