I first of all wanted to thank Gordon Pasha, my fellow author in this project. Disclaimer: Alpha and Omega is copyrighted by Lionsgate and Crest Animation Studios. I claim no ownership on the characters portrayed in the film, only my O/C's.
Alpha & Omega
:Follow the Leader:
Kate had taken to her leadership role quite well as she quickly paced towards the mountain while the others followed suit.
The sun was on its descent to set, and their time was short, they only had a few hours left before it would finally set over their valley.
'I have to speak to Garth next.' She thought, lightly walking across jutting tree roots that made up most of the dense terrain.
She had been planning, and plotting meticulously ever since she had left her home. She had already persuaded Humphrey to apologize and set things right, all she needed to do now was get Garth to do the same.
But she knew that this would be no easy task, she had to get Garth away from Lilly for this to work at all, and prying the two apart just long enough would take more than a little cunning and subtly.
Kate looked over her shoulder at her group, ensuring that everyone was still with her.
Humphrey paced happily beside her, smiling lightly and acting as his usual cheerful self. She always enjoyed when he was smiling, and to show her own appreciation, she smiled as well.
She looked back further to see Garth and Lilly walking beside each other, and Kate could tell her mission would become increasingly difficult.
Garth seemed more focused on the task and destination as he walked by Lilly, his eyes shifted to and fro to take in all the unfamiliar land to help them on their way back. He had to keep Lilly safe, and he wouldn't let anything happen to her under his watch.
Lilly, however, was enjoying herself too much to pay attention to detail. Her eyes darted in every direction to take in all of the beautiful land around her as she had never been here before. Every flower in bloom, every bird that sang, and every stray leaf that fell amazed her more and more.
Kate sighed inwardly, from the looks of things she wouldn't be able to get to talk to Garth alone until they got to the base of the mountain at least.
Just as she realized this a second thought came to mind, she needed to get to the mountain and she needed to get there fast. A small and sly smirk worked its way from her thoughts to her muzzle, she silently hoped that this would work.
With the others distracted and generally preoccupied, Kate steadily increased her pace. She was headed towards the mountain, and she intended to get there with time to spare for her talk.
Humphrey, who had been deep in thought about what Kate had told him earlier, didn't particularly enjoy the idea. In his mind he knew that Garth owed him an apology, he was rendered unconscious after all.
As he turned once more to face his mate in hopes that he could talk with her about the situation, he noticed that she was several feet ahead and getting further away.
"Kate, wait up." Humphrey said with slight hesitation, he wanted to talk and he couldn't afford to avoid this conversation.
Kate, upon hearing him speak, walked a little faster. She just needed to give her idea a little push to bring it to its full potential.
"Humphrey, we don't have time." Kate called back, her eyes never leaving her destination.
Humphrey sighed and slowly increased his pace, he regretted not being alone to talk with Kate, but now she was the leader.
"Aww, come on Kate," He whined and pointed toward the sky "We've got plenty of time, and it's too nice out to run."
Sure enough Humphrey was right, though the sun was on its descent to set soon, they still had time enough to get to a good spot to end their adventure.
Kate didn't bother to turn around, she was too determined to have her goal change in front of her. She had to dismiss the idea, whether Humphrey was right or not, she had to get them to apologize to each other.
Still focusing ahead, Kate thought of something to say that would help her along. Soon, a grin as wide as the valley itself surfaced with her words.
Tilting her head to the mountain top, she cheekily looked back at the group.
Garth had finally begun to pay attention to her pace while Humphrey and Lilly slowly trudged on, this was the opportunity she had been waiting for.
"The leader," She said smugly, aiming her words toward Humphrey but secretly setting them as bait for Garth "Says keep up."
The moment she said this, she caught different glimpses from each wolf.
Humphrey was more than a little bewildered that she would use the same tactic that he did, Lilly eyed her questioningly, and possibly the oddest response of all was Garth's look of astonishment.
Humphrey felt that now would be the best time to tell her what was on his mind, but as he began to do so, a voice not his own came roaring by.
"Oh really?" Garth half shouted in a serious tone, from the way he saw it, this was a call to race.
As if to confirm his thought, Kate jogged forward and grinned back at them.
Garth, now being too distracted by his chance to prove that he was the fastest Alpha in Jasper, began to jog forward as well. He took only a few strides until he remembered something, a certain someone who he needed to always put in the forefront of his actions.
He turned around to see Lilly walking towards them, she hadn't seemed to be in a particular running mood, but he had to ask her anyway.
"Care to join, Lilly?" He asked, hoping that she would say yes and at least have fun in their race.
Lilly perked up when she heard his voice, her white bangs fell across her eye once more as she watched him stand down the path away from her.
"I'm okay," She replied, pushing her hair out of her eye "I could never keep up with Kate."
She did want to run just to have fun, but she knew that the two competitive Alphas would turn their game into a serious bout. She figured she'd sit this one out and let the two have their fun, she still had someone to talk to in the meantime.
With a simple wave from her paw and a cheerful smile, she watched Garth return the gesture and take off gradually on his race.
Garth himself understood that Lilly didn't want to race, it wasn't usually something that Omegas did for fun, but Alphas on the other hand were always seeking competition.
He shook off the thought and quickly made his way towards an increasingly speedy Kate. He would have been more worried about Lilly's safety, but he was close enough that he could be by her side in an instant.
Finally, after several long strides away from Lilly, Garth jogged beside Kate.
"Nice day for a stroll, huh Kate?" Garth said nonchalantly, he was itching for Kate to take the first step to begin their 'friendly' race.
Kate turned her head and she was surprised to say the least, she didn't think it would be this easy to get to talk to Garth, yet here he was oblivious to her scheme.
"Stroll, who said anything about a stroll?" Kate asked slyly, she had the opportunity that she wanted, now she just had to get to the mountain before Humphrey and Lilly.
Garth grinned wider than he imagined.
"Oh, I just thought the 'leader' was up for a quick run around the park." He said, increasing the pace of his jog a little more.
Kate watched him and began to run a little faster herself.
"Really now?" She shot back sardonically.
She hated to admit that, despite her nearly becoming Garth's mate, she enjoyed his presence in their combative state.
By now the two were practically stepping in synch, each focused on their destination.
"First to the base of the mountain." Garth called out, feeling himself nearing the peak of his speed.
Kate chuckled at the short distance, she didn't think that this would be that difficult to outrun Garth but she still wanted to have her fun.
"Like that's a challenge." Kate laughed, a mere step ahead of Garth.
"Not for me it isn't." Garth shouted, breaking away from Kate and narrowly avoiding running into a nearby tree.
The two ran as quickly as their paws could carry them, each determined to get to the finish first, speeding down the path and kicking a trail of dust and debris wherever their paws landed. Neither wanted the other to win on their short trek, but both were having the time of their lives.
Having once again removed her hair out of her eyes, Lilly looked on cheerfully with a small sigh.
Though she wanted to be constantly at Garth's side, she knew that this was for the best for now. She couldn't keep him from his competition with his rival, and she had something equally important to do herself.
She turned to see Humphrey who, just as she had been, was watching the two race away like pups fighting over a stick.
Even without Garth around, she was still happy; she still had Humphrey to talk to, and this is just what she needed.
"Humphrey, are you going to run with them?" Lilly asked with a sweet and gentle smile.
Humphrey, now remembering that he wasn't alone, quickly glanced over to where Lilly's voice came from.
His eyes met hers and he was glad that, despite Kate's rivalry with Garth, he was still friends with Lilly.
He grinned at her sight and thought about her question, he needed a witty remark, and he knew just the one for the occasion.
"What? And miss out on such a nice day?" Humphrey lifted his paw and pointed toward where he had last seen Kate and Garth's figures disappear.
"I've got all the entertainment I need watching them." Humphrey added, tilting his head toward the speeding Alphas.
He had to admit that, despite his need to talk with Kate, he still would rather her have fun on her day off.
While thinking of this, he heard Lilly lightly giggling beside him. He felt a twinge of pride as he always liked making others laugh, it was one thing he was always good at.
But still, with Kate not being around, he reminded himself to ask Lilly something that had been bothering him.
"So, Lilly," Humphrey began "Why did you choose Kate back there?"
He was curious as to why, unlike him, she hadn't chosen her own mate.
Lilly perked up at hearing this, thought she didn't want to say what she had in mind immediately, she knew that Humphrey would understand her answer; all she had to do was find the right words for the occasion.
Keeping up with Humphrey's pace, she thought back to why she did and, with a warm smile forming on her muzzle, she turned back to him.
"Oh, that," She began with a giggle. "Well, Garth did say that he wanted a chance to race against her a few days ago."
Humphrey raised a brow at the idea, he knew Kate was always competitive, but now that Garth had become a regular in their lives her competitive side was in full swing.
Humphrey felt himself smile a little as he remembered how she had, since they had become mates, tried to pester him in a race. She had won every time that he didn't find a shortcut that she didn't know about.
"He wanted to prove that Kate couldn't keep up with him." Lilly said, motioning for Humphrey to walk with her to catch up with them.
Humphrey, not wanting to keep Kate waiting at the finish line, quickly found his pace and walked beside Lilly to their destination.
"Just think," Humphrey smirked, thinking about the two at their hunts, "if they put this much competition in their working together, there wouldn't be a caribou left."
Much to Humphrey's surprise, Lilly began wildly giggling at the statement, even he didn't think it was too funny.
He stood there for a moment in complete awe as Lilly toppled over with laughter. This was something he had never seen her do before, and a moment he would definitely not forget between the two of them.
'Gotta remember that one.' Humphrey noted as Lilly slowly calmed down from her laughing fit.
Having relative silence pass between them, and finally having recovered from her embarrassing moment of laughter, Lilly had something she had been meaning to ask Humphrey for a while now.
"Um, Humphrey?" Lilly asked shyly, she knew Humphrey as her best friend but as Garth wasn't around she started to revert back to her former shy self.
Just a few steps ahead of her, Humphrey looked over his shoulder and smiled.
"Well, last time I checked I was." He replied.
Lilly laughed a little at the joke, she always enjoyed how he made light of any situation no matter how dire it was; always the same Humphrey no matter how many times something happened.
"How are things going with you and Kate?" Lilly asked with a hint of confidence on the rise in her voice.
It was Humphrey's turn to perk his ears up at the question. A bright smile quickly washed over his face and he began to speak.
"Things are great!" He shouted excitedly, casting his gaze beside him as if Kate stood by him proudly.
He took a few steps toward where they had run off to and waited for Lilly to follow, but in his mind, he was too excited to stop his conversation.
"You know, ever since I got back from Idaho, I couldn't stop thinking about her," Humphrey stated with all the sincerity he could muster "I'm just glad that everything turned out okay."
In his rant he hadn't noticed that Lilly, while walking to catch up, had done the same thing as he did. She had her head tilted to the side, wanting Garth there with her, but she would have to catch up with him first.
"I'm just glad you decided to come back." Lilly said with a bright smile and walked beside him, "Thank you, Humphrey."
"For what?" Humphrey asked, bewildered at the statement as Lilly headed towards the mountain.
Lilly offered him a cheeky smile in return "Getting my sister to see that she was supposed to be with you."
Humphrey was at a loss for words, he didn't expect Lilly to say something like that, but he was happy that she did. But still there was something that, because he finally had time to catch up with her, he needed to ask.
"H-hey, Lilly," Humphrey began quietly "Can I ask you something?"
Lilly picked up her ears when she heard Humphrey calling her, she found it strange that his voice seemed so far away when he was practically beside her.
She glanced over to him to find his eyes half as gleaming as they did moments ago, there was something wrong and she knew it.
She slowed her stride and thought of how to answer. "Yeah, anything."
He looked up the path to see neither head nor tail of the alphas that were escorting them. He did like having them around, but right now it was better that the two were out of sight.
Humphrey slowed his jog to a slight crawl and soon halted his motions all together.
"Why does Garth hate me?" He asked quietly, barely able to even keep eye contact with Lilly.
"Hate you?" Lilly shouted, completely surprised at the accusation by her friend. She didn't mean to shout exactly, but she couldn't help her tone of voice concerning her mate.
Though Humphrey heard Lilly's tone, he didn't particularly focusing on hearing it, he was steadily looking down at some stray rock at the base of a tree.
"Yeah." Was all he could say.
Lilly immediately forced herself to stay calm, she didn't want Humphrey to feel alienated as she had once been herself. She took a deep breath and tried to sort out the problem.
"Why do you think he hates you?" She asked, deeply concerned that it may have been from Garth's former insult.
Humphrey didn't even bother trying to look towards Lilly, instead he swept his paw at some of the rocks he was looking at.
"Whenever I'm around he's always angry." Humphrey explained further, shuffling the rocks around, "He doesn't like any of my jokes, and he's always snapping at everything I say and do."
Lilly sat in wonder at Humphrey's words, she never thought that he felt guilty about trying to cheer someone up before, but now she could see why.
From just this simple talk, Lilly could see that the two were at odds with each other not because they hated each other, but because they just didn't understand each other's lives.
"Humphrey," Lilly giggled, having realized their dilemma, "Garth doesn't hate you."
"How do you know?" Humphrey asked, confused as to why Lilly was giggling now as opposed to sympathizing with him.
Lilly walked up to him and gently placed a paw on his shoulder, he had no choice now but to pay complete attention and look her in her eyes.
"Trust me, he and Kate get along because they're always competing with each other." She said warmly "He grew up differently than you and I did, he wasn't used to having Omegas as friends."
Humphrey looked on questioningly, he had never thought about this from Garth's perspective. He himself was always having fun and even at times got Kate to join in, but Garth's life was full of responsibilities that he never knew the likeness of.
The two by no means were truly friends, but this only meant that they had somewhere to start.
Having said this, Lilly was delighted to see Humphrey on the verge of a smile like herself.
Happy that she was able to speak even a little sense to him without trying to have her own way of doing things, much like her sister, Lilly took her paw off of his shoulder and reached down to the rocks he was idly shifting around.
Humphrey sat and watched as Lilly took the rocks and dug them lightly into the ground. One by one she arranged them to form something akin to a 'U' shape with two lines hovering above it.
It took him a moment to recognize what Lilly had drawn, and he, just as Lilly and the picture before him, couldn't help but smile.
Having had her fun with playing in the dirt, Lilly carefully laid the rocks aside, "All you have to do is show Garth how to have fun. I'm sure he would like log-sledding if he gave it a chance."
Though he didn't want to say it, Humphrey knew Lilly was right, but he couldn't help but to lighten his own mood.
"I think having Barf in a sled would ruin the fun." He said matter-of-factly, turning his gaze from the smiley-face towards Lilly's own genuine smile.
Lilly couldn't help but chuckle at the nickname that he had given her mate, she knew he didn't particularly enjoy it, but she couldn't explain her actions at the word.
Feeling well accomplished from getting in a few jokes, and now with a new goal to find a common ground between them, Humphrey stood up and tilted his head toward the base of the mountain.
"I think we need to catch up to them." He said confidently.
No sooner than he had done this, Lilly stood up herself, getting her hair once again stuck in her eye.
She didn't linger in fixing it for now, but instead, she simply trailed behind her friend. She hoped that her idea would work.
Having been at their race for the past few minutes, Kate and Garth were wildly speeding down their path, each determined more and more to prove that they were Jasper's top alpha.
"I bet you can't keep up!" Garth shouted.
He had taken to the ground as he wasn't trying to exhaust himself with unnecessary acrobatics, instead he worked on his expertise in crossing all kinds of terrain to his advantage.
He nimbly ran across the rugged ground, avoiding sharp and unpleasant rocks and bushes that would slow down any other wolf that didn't have the same or relative skills he did.
He came across a small thicket of trees in his way and would ruin his selected path, but with blinding speed, he rounded them easily and continued his way toward the finish line.
"So says the one who missed the caribou just the other day." Kate yelled back.
She had taken a much different route as she didn't want to be bothered by unpredictable terrain, instead she had leapt onto the first tall tree she could find and made her path through the canopy in the woods.
She leapt with both caution and finesse to any branch that she deemed suitable enough to support her weight, she had to be precise in her landings, she refused to let Garth beat her.
Her heart raced as she jumped, spun, and twirled her way through branches and pine leaves. Had she not been trained to be as athletic as she was, she would have never even dreamed of taking such an adventurous and unhindered path.
Garth, though running at full speed and tearing through a berry bush like a wild animal, managed to hear Kate's shot at his previous hunt.
"My ears were burning." He shouted, as he landed, covered in twigs and blue berries of some sort.
He didn't have time to clean off his fur, but the moment he felt his paws hit solid ground, he leapt towards a nearby tree, tilting himself just enough to where any debris was quickly wiped away from its low hanging branches.
He had his momentum going and he couldn't stop now, he was nearly to their goal. As he landed, fur brushed and free of debris, he tore off in the direction he last saw their finish line.
It was around this same time that Kate had found herself in a bit of a pickle. Garth was ahead of her by only a few yards, and due to her having to compensate for each tree branch individually, she was losing ground.
She had to think of something, and she was running out of trees to leap on as they got closer and closer to the mountain.
Against her plan to keep to the trees, Kate leapt down from the canopy onto a large boulder near the end of their path. She landed perfectly on its surface and rebounded off its face as she tried to figure out how to win now.
She was a few meters behind Garth now and it seemed as though he would win their childish race, but she still had a problem that needed to be resolved, and she dared not go home without fixing it.
With a devious smile, and feeling her mind race as her adrenaline kicked in for the last leg of their race, Kate shouted "Hey, aren't you going to apologize to Humphrey?"
Garth, though only a few yards away from emerging out of the forest that was once their race track, turned in shock at the question.
"What?" He asked, confused as to what Kate was asking him.
Had he been paying attention at all, he would have noticed a rather sturdy tree that had somehow wedged itself between him and the first few rocks that made up the mountain's base.
Kate nearly shouted for him to stop, but it was too late.
She heard a loud crash and the unmistakable sound of wood splinting as it was being snapped in two.
Her face scrunched as she witnessed Garth going head first into the unmoving, and now indented tree.
His form went tumbling backward and he soon fell on his side into the much softer and grassier earth.
Kate immediately rushed to his side to see if he was okay, but much to her surprise, Garth seemed to only be stunned by the impact as he was already scrambling to his feet.
Taking this opportunity to gain the lead, Kate re-routed her course just beyond the now imprinted tree. She didn't even need to run as Garth was shaking his head and only now seemed to be moving towards her.
Finally, and at long last, Kate touched the first rock at the base of the mountain. She smiled at her accomplishment and looked towards its peak as she heard Garth's footsteps lightly approach her.
"Told you I'd win." She said proudly with a toothy smile.
Garth, who hadn't been able to focus much between the tree and now, slowly recalled what Kate had asked him.
"What do you mean apologize to Humphrey?" He yelled, feeling a slight pain in his head and forcing his paw there to soothe it.
This was Kate's chance, she could finally get him to agree, but she had to do so quickly. She couldn't risk having either Humphrey or Lilly catch onto her plan.
"Well you did knock him out." Kate retorted.
Garth rubbed the sore spot on his head and thought back to why he even did that.
"There was a spider on his head, and he poured berry juice in my ear!" Garth replied, clasping one of his paws to his ear to visualize his protest.
Kate rolled her eyes at the gesture "And he's sorry for it, I'm sure."
"Kate, what he did was wrong," Garth pointed out and then faced towards where they had come from. "In fact, he owes me an apology."
Kate nearly took a step back when she heard this. She did expect Garth to want an apology, but with Lilly knowing her idea, her plan would all but fall apart.
She had to do something, Lilly and Humphrey would be showing up soon. She had to work quickly, the sun would be setting within an hour or so. She had to get Garth, as well as Humphrey, to apologize for their actions without fail.
As she went over her plan, with time ticking away, she came to one conclusion. She couldn't get either to do what she wished if she couldn't get either to cooperate.
Kate stood up and sighed.
She nearly bit her tongue for what she had to say next, but she needed Garth to keep to his word.
Kate rolled her eyes and looked down the path "Fine, I'll get him to say sorry."
Though her eyes were focused on where she was sure the other two would emerge from, she heard Garth scoff at her words, this was something that she couldn't have.
"But only if you do the same." She added quickly, the two had to apologize to each other for this to work.
Garth paused for a moment, he was skeptical to say the least, but here Kate was helping him into getting Humphrey to say that he was wrong.
If he could get Humphrey to say that he was wrong for what he did, then he would have to at least say the same for his mishap.
"Alright," Garth said, extending his paw in agreement, though not entirely liking it. "It's a deal then."
Kate looked down at his paw, had she not been so sure her idea would work, she wouldn't have thought twice about shaking his hand.
"Deal," Kate said, however reluctantly she may have been, she conceded to the agreement and extended her own paw.
As the two shook, Kate noticed two figures beginning to emerge from the line of trees that made up the border of the forest. It was Humphrey and Lilly, and they had finally arrived.
"Took you two long enough," Kate called out to them as they walked a little closer.
Humphrey looked up to Kate with a wry grin. "Yea, we just wanted to take the scenic route, and trust me when I say it was easier and interesting."
Just beside him, Lilly's form appeared, giggling as she went by "Yeah, we found a blue painted tree just over there."
Kate looked over her shoulder with a nervous grin, Garth had just finished rubbing the sore spot on his head from the crash, she couldn't tell them that such a work of art was just an accident.
"Yeah, that's great," Kate chimed in, changing the subject to avoid the embarrassing details of the tree, "but we have to go."
She then pointed up ahead to the mountain. The sun was high above them and it was already resting its light atop the mountain's peak.
They had little time to spare to get a good spot and that was a priority for them now, Kate's plan and Lilly's hopes were riding on it.
All the wolves, aside from Garth who simply looked up still slightly dazed, nodded their heads in agreement.
Kate turned to face the next phase in their journey, and she was ready to accept the challenge head on, that is until she heard someone calling her.
"Kate, Kate, Kate..." Humphrey said in a playful manner, running to her side in an instant.
"Yeah?" Kate said back in a manner slightly flustered, she had work to do and a mountain to climb, she couldn't keep stopping for every little thing.
As Humphrey approached, he saw through her clever attempt to continue her role.
"Isn't it someone else's turn to lead?" He said in a childish manner, getting gasps from Lilly and Garth as Kate's jaw fell open.
She grinned nervously as she got glares from all around and, as if to state her defense, she looked once more to the mountain.
"But we're so close." Kate pouted, hoping that it would let her continue as the leader.
All the wolves, and even Garth this time as he had finally recovered, exchanged glances and shook their heads.
"Come on Kate, give someone else a turn." Garth advised, practically itching at his chance to take the lead.
Hearing this, Kate sat down and tried to further explain why she needed to take the lead.
"But I-"
She was promptly stopped by Humphrey as he moved to sit by her side.
"Kate, Garth's right, for once." He chided, getting awkward looks from Kate and Garth respectively. Neither expected him to agree with Garth, but both failed to see Lilly beaming with a bright smile.
"We need a new leader as was agreed in the rules." Humphrey said, enjoying the experience to the fullest as it was payback to the same thing that Kate had done.
As he said this, he lifted a paw to his chest and grinned "I'd be more than happy to-"
"Humphrey..." Kate eyed him playfully, she understood what he was saying and stopped trying to take the leader's role.
"Okay, okay." Humphrey chuckled back to her.
As the wolves were already gathered together, Lilly knew that this would be the last time that they could vote, it would be the last time that they could choose a leader.
It was a dilemma that couldn't be avoided, but still, Lilly wanted the best for the group no matter what.
"Okay, so now we have to vote between me, and Garth." She said cheerfully. She wanted to make things as fair as she could, anything else wouldn't be good for anyone.
Before she could speak another word, she got responses from all around.
Kate raised her paw, "I vote Garth."
Humphrey raised his paw as well, "I choose Lilly."
As the other two said this, Garth raised his hand as well, but couldn't find what to say.
If he chose himself, then he would look selfish. But as they were, they were climbing a mountain now and anything could happen.
Slowly, and unsure of how to answer, Garth lowered his paw and sat in silence. He didn't want to seem unfair, and he couldn't choose what to do at the time.
Lilly all too well knew what this meant as Humphrey and Kate looked questionably upon the proud Alpha. It was her turn to cast her vote, and she had only one answer.
As excited as she could be, Lilly raised her paw.
"Garth can have my turn." She said warmly, and waited for the others to snap out of their collective awes.
"What?" They all questioned in unison, none of them could quite figure out why she always avoided herself.
Garth, being the most confused of the three and despite his minor headache, leaned over to ensure that she was feeling alright.
"Are you sure Lilly? Are you okay?" He asked in a random fashion, stumbling on which he wanted to hear first.
Lilly nodded and waited for everyone to calm down so she could tell them why.
"We're climbing the mountain," she said softly and sweetly, pointing ahead to the rough terrain and overall high elevation "I'd rather have you take the lead."
Garth was astonished at this, Lilly had given him the lead for a reason, just as she did with the others.
He turned to see Kate and Humphrey nod in unison at the statement, Lilly was right once more to have chosen the next leader for their group.
Garth felt an overwhelming sense of pride as he was finally in the lead, though he was an Alpha already, he wanted the chance to prove that he was fit for the role in their group as well, even if it was for a short time.
With no form of protest and with their sunset only a short time away, Garth walked up to the first rock that would begin their path up to the mountain top, he could easily navigate its terrain and would get them there quickly and safely.
He looked back to the group he would be leading and smiled, ever thankful that he had Lilly there to help him.
"Let's go then." He tilted his head up the path, ushering them to follow. "We've got a sunset to catch."
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