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The Wolf Tribe had been stalking a group of humans for the past three hours. Ookami and Moro were at the head of their pups. San road on Feng with Xin at his side.
The humans came into sight. There was twelve of them, five males, three adult females and the rest were pups a few years older than San. On their mother's signal San and her brothers jumped out of hiding.
The human females and pups screamed. The five men drew bows, axes and other weapons. Ookami and Moro attacked the five males. Feng, Xin and San ran after the females and their pups.
San jumped off of Feng and charged at one of the females. Feng and Xin stopped any humans that tried to escape. San killed the last human, a girl her age, with a slash to the throat.
Ookami and Moro ran to their pups. Moro looked over the human bodies and then to San.
"You have all done well. San I want to take some of those clothes. You have stopped growing and these clothes will fit you for the rest of your life. We might not get another chance like this. Grab the clothing that has the least amount of blood and tearing. Also take the humans shoes. You need something to protect your feet in the winter." exclaimed Moro.
San reluctantly looked over the human bodies. She took a purple dress, sleeveless white tunic, and a pair of deer hide shoes. Moro glared at San and the wolf-girl had to put on the clothes.
After a moment San had the clothes on. San was tall for a nine year old. She stood at five and a half feet tall, half a foot taller that both her brothers.
The purple dress went to her knees, the white tunic ended at her hips and the deer hide shoes went a little past San's ankles. San grabbed her spear and dagger, mounted her brother and left with her family.
San knew it was going to take some time for her to get use to wearing clothes again. But they did give her an advantage against. They would keep her warm during cold times and they would fool the humans from afar into thinking she was one of them.
All she would have to do is keep the three red triangles on her face hidden, act like she was hurt or trapped and let the human come to her. Then her brothers and parents would attack and kill the human.
The Wolf Tribe arrived at their den. Ookami and Moro went out hunting. Feng and Xin decided to go to sleep a little early. San just sat on the ledge overlooking the forest. Her thoughts drifted to something she hadn't thought about in years her body.
"Why do I look so much like a human? I know I am a wolf. My father is a wolf, my mother is a wolf and my brothers are wolves, so that makes me a wolf. Then why do I have this body? Why? I wish I had a normal wolf body like my parents and brothers." sighed San.
San imagined herself as a wolf. She was taller than her brothers, but smaller than her parents, like in real life. She had silver white fur with dark brown going along her head, back and tail. The three red triangles were on her face and make her look more mysterious and like a leader.
San shook off her day dream of having a wolf body. The wolf-girl growled and shook her head.
"What am I thinking? Wishing is a human thing and I'm a wolf. This body gives me an advantage. I can fool the humans and help protect the forest." cheered San.
San grabbed her weapons and entered the den. There were still times San wished to have a normal wolf body, but she could now accept the fact that she was a wolf in a human body.
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