Wolf and Pup
Somewhere in Europe
3 weeks after the Battle of Berlin
For three weeks, Holo and her squad trekked across Europe to Finland. At times, they were stopped by Red Army guards. Holo would show them the symbol, and the guards would allow the truck to pass. To Holo, this reminded her of her travels with her late husband Kraft Lawrence. At other times, they would travel in the opposite direction of the Red Army. Still, at other times, they would travel alone. No matter the day or situation, Holo cared for the small wolf pup that was Dmitri. She longed for the day Dmitri would wake up and she could teach her descendant the ways of her kind. The day Dmitri woke up would be a day the squad would never forget.
Dmitri yawned as he surveyed his surroundings and became confused. Why was he in the back of a truck? Moving forward, he got out of a bundle of cloth that was around him. He, then, noticed that when he moved forward, his arms helped propel him in that direction. At first, he thought that his legs were removed, until he moved them.
"Maybe I am drunk," he thought as he moved forward to the end of the truck. The bed door was down, and Dmitri wanted out of the truck bed. As he inched forward, he tried to move his legs forward so that he would land with his feet first. He rolled on his back and felt the wood on his back.
"I can't be naked; I feel warm," he thought as he moved and dropped off the truck. At first, Dmitri expected to hit the ground instantly, but, then, he began to panic when he fell longer than before. When he hit the ground, he felt pain in his legs and stomach. Rolling on his back, he began to examine his body. What he saw shocked him.
"Wha…What?" he thought as he saw that he was covered in fur and that his legs did not look human. Looking at his arms, he saw that, in the place of hands, he had paws. He even saw his tail wag.
"This is a dream…I am having a nightmare. I just drank too much alcohol," he assured himself. He, then, paused for a second, and placed his paws over his snout.
"Did I just bark?" he thought as he felt his snout.
"What is this on my face?" he wondered as he touched his face
"WHY IS THERE FUR ON MY FACE!" He began to panic.
"HOLO, WHERE ARE YOU!" he howled. Holo woke up when she heard the yelping of a small wolf.
"Little one, go back to your mother; I am currently mothering a pup at the moment," she said until she felt the bundle that held Dmitri was empty.
"Dmitri, is that you?" Holo asked.
"I….I Think so. In fact, I feel different," the pup replied. Holo crawled forward and looked off the bed of the truck. She began to smile and laugh as she saw Dmitri panic in his wolf form.
"WHAT IS SO FUNNY!" Dmitri growled at Holo.
"It is just that you acted with bravery in battle, yet you falter at the sight of your new form."
"NEW FORM!" Dmitri yelped. Holo just chuckled.
"That is right, you are, now, a wolf like me," she said with glee. Dmitri just stared at Holo. He did not believe this.
"WHERE IS MY SQUAD HOLO!" Dmitri demanded the deity. Holo pouted at the pup.
"Dmitri, that is not how you talk to your elder?" she asked the angry pup
"ELDER? Holo, I look nothing like you."
"Yet, you are, now, a wolf pup," a voice said from the side of the truck. Pup and Holo looked in the direction of the voice and saw Malik.
"Malik, I know you. You would never joke, why are doing so right now?" Dmitri asked. The Chechen looked the pup in the eyes.
"What makes you think I am joking right now?" the Chechen said.
"What is going on back there?" Sasha questioned as he walked to the back of the truck.
"Dmitri just woke up," Malik answered.
"You're joking. He has finally woke up after three weeks?" Sasha asked with shock.
"THREE WEEKS! WHAT HAS HAPPENED DURING THOSE THREE WEEKS?" Dmitri asked with shock. Malik moved forward.
"The war ended, we learned that the Oprichniki still exist, you are related to Holo, we are heading towards Finland…" Malik was cut off by Dmitri.
"What did you call her?" Dmitri asked.
"Dmitri, we know that Holo is Horo's real name. He also know that she is the same Holo from the story," Sasha said. Dmitri sat down so that his head was up before he began to speak.
"Okay, but that does not explain why I am now a small wolf pup."
"It is quite simple," Holo answered as she dropped from the truck in front of Dmitri. Dmitri fell on his back when she did so.
"You are related to my son that survived. As a result, you have wolf blood in you." Dmitri just starred at Holo.
"Now, over the years, the wolf blood has diluted, but never disappeared. Anyway, when you were in Berlin, you were shot and almost died. As you died, I had you consume my blood. Now, if you were a human with wolf heritage, you would become a demi-god. If this was true, only a wolf or person with wolf heritage could kill you"
"Is that how I killed that German back in Stalingrad…because I was part wolf?" Dmitri asked
"Yes. Now, because you have wolf heritage, you have become a deity, like me. As a result, you will live forever. Disease and death no longer effect you," Holo said. Dmitri started to back up.
"No…NO! I AM NOT A PAGAN DEITY. I AM A GOD FEARING MORTAL. I WILL EVENTUALLY DIE AND REACH HEAVEN" Dmitri howled at Holo. Holo smacked him.
"LOOK, YOU YOUNG ONE…The title of deity is just that, a title. You can still follow your religion, you will just live longer then everyone else and not die," Holo said, trying to reassure Dmitri. He did not take it well.
"Holo, How am I to reach heaven IF I CAN"T DIE!" he countered. Sasha just smacked Dmitri.
"Do you know how many want your gift of eternal life, Dmitri?" Sasha said. Malik just left; he knew how Dmitri would answer.
"Gift…GIFT! THIS IS A CURSE, SASHA," Dmitri growled at his drunken friend. Sasha just backed off and went with Malik. Dmitri began to run after Sasha to bite him, however, Holo stopped him.
"Dmitri, heel," Holo commanded in her language of wolf. Dmitri stopped and returned to Holo. At first, he sat in attention at her, before he looked at Holo with shock.
"Why did I do that?" he asked with fright. Holo just went on her knees and petted Dmitri.
"It is because you are a wolf and I am the leader of the pack," Holo said. Dmitri started to nip at Holo's hand.
"I am not a wolf; I am a human," Dmitri said, unknowingly in wolf. Holo just smiled as she picked Dmitri up and held him close to her.
"Then, tell me Dmitri, why did you speak wolf just now?" she asked with a smile on her face. Dmitri was speechless.
"Come, I have much to teach you," Holo said to the wolf pup. She scooped up Dmitri and walked into a wooded area. Once she was certain they were far enough from Sasha and Malik, she placed Dmitri on the ground.
"The first lesson you need to learn is your senses," Holo said.
"Sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing…right?" Dmitri asked as he stretched his limbs. Holo smiled.
"So, you already know them. As a human, you used the senses of sight, touch, and hearing most of the time. As a wolf, you need to use all 5 if you are to survive in this world," Holo said.
"But I am a human, not a wolf, Holo," Dmitri answered, hoping to skip those lessons. Holo grabbed him by the nape of the neck and lifted him to her face.
"The faster you learn these lessons, the faster you can use your human form," she replied back. Dmitri was silent before answering.
"What is the first sense I need to know?" Holo placed him back on the ground.
"Now then, the first sense I shall teach you is hearing. Now, as a human, you relied on this sense heavily for communication and to listen in on your surroundings. As a wolf, this sense in important for hunting animals that do more movement than necessary. Now, Dmitri, tell me what you hear?" Dmitri closed his eyes.
"Oh, Dmitri, that is not necessary," Holo laughed. Dmitri opened his eyes and listened to his surroundings.
"I hear a rabbit scampering across the forest floor, your heart beating, and Malik having a argument with Sasha," Holo was taken back by this last answer, as she did not hear those two.
"Apparently, your hearing is better than mine at the moment. Anyway, this sense will also help you in determining if a person is lying. This, however, will be a lesson for another time. Now then, the next sense is smell." Holo took a breath.
"As a human, this sense was used more for whenever you wanted to make sure if an item was pleasing enough for you to eat. For a wolf, this sense is a necessity for hunting. Without this sense, you will be unable to efficiently find an animal to hunt. Tell me, Dmitri, what do you smell?" Dmitri did not even flex his nose, yet he smelled smells he had never noticed before.
"The sap of those trees, a wounded rabbit moving away, and Sasha's breath," he answered.
"How can you smell his breath form this distance?" Holo asked before she shook her head.
"Never mind, the next and final sense I will explain is sight. Now, there is nothing much to explain, as you already know this sense well. All I can really say is that you sight is improved so that you can see further and have better vision at night. There is not much I can say to explain how important this is to a wolf. Now, tell me Dmitri, what do you see that normally you would not?" Dmitri looked around.
"That hawk circling above, a rabbit breathing heavily, and the vehicle we rode in," he answered.
"Good. Now as a reward, I will allow you to have breakfast," she said. Dmitri waited for a couple of minutes before Holo sighed.
"Dmitri, you have to hunt for your breakfast." Dmitri was shocked by this answer. He had no idea how to hunt. Then, he remembered the rabbit. He darted off to the location he sensed the animal. Minutes later, he brought the animal to Holo's feet. She smiled.
"A commendable hunt, but I am not hungry," she answered. She knew that Dmitri wanted her to cook it.
"Dmitri, you have to eat the meat raw," Holo explained. Dmitri opened his mouth and shook his head.
"No, only animals eat raw meat. I am not a animal, Holo," Dmitri answered. His stomach rumbled.
"I recommend you eat that rabbit before the maggots arrive," she said. Dmitri, not wanting to eat the wormy creatures, began to eat the meat of the rabbit. He was starting to hate these lessons Holo was forcing on him. Holo watched him eat and sighed. Although she had the same problem with Lawrence due to her wolf upbringing, she remembered never acting this harsh around food. In fact, she often preferred human food over the food she hunted. She watched as Dmitri missed vital nutrient areas such at the head and organs. Most of what the pup was eating was the muscle the creature had.
"If you are going to eat that, at least eat the organs," Holo said in annoyance. Dmitri looked at her.
"I eat my way, and you eat your way….Okay?" he said as he continued to eat.
"Dmitri, you will never taste the greatness of your kill if all you eat is the muscle. What would you do if where hungry in the winter and all alone. The organs contain more nutrients," Holo said. Dmitri looked at Holo with blood dripping from his mouth.
"Holo, you said that I am immortal; it won't matter if I eat or not," Dmitri said. Holo chuckled.
"True, but you would have a massive hunger, one that would never go away. Of course, by that point, you would want to eat anything. Face it, Dmitri, you would eat all of the animal. Might as well get a taste of it before you succumb to such tendencies," Holo said with a shrug.
Dmitri looked Holo and back at the rabbit. Opening his mouth, he began to eat the other organs. Something in him took over, and he attacked the organs. He ripped into them with his teeth and claws. Blood spew everywhere. When he was done, he pulled a bone from the rabbit and began gnawing at it so that he could reach the marrow. Holo laughed.
"You eat just like a pup. You are making me proud," Holo said as she looked at her grandchild. Dmitri looked at Holo and then back at the bone. His eyes became wide, as he backed away from the bone..
"No, I am a human being. Not a wolf, I mustn't succumb to these urges," Dmitri said as he shivered in fear. Holo laughed as she picked him up.
"It will be a long rode for you, don't worry. I had the same problems when I first used my human body," Holo explained. Dmitri knew not of what Holo wanted to do with him. Holo walked out of the woods, and set Dmitri on the ground, near the vehicle. Dmitri just rested near Holo's feet.
"Malik, Sasha, I need some blood from one of you." Holo said. Sasha looked at Holo funny, before remembering the legend.
"Okay, but please do not be long Holo," Sasha said as he allowed Malik to lightly cut his arm. He gave his blade to Holo. She turned to Dmitri.
"You might need to walk away, I am about to show you my true form," Holo said as she began to lick the blood off the blade. Instantly, the three men could see changes in Holo. Her teeth became fang-like and animalistic. Her eyes became slanted like a wolf's. Then, almost like an explosion, she became the giant wolf that was Holo. Everyone, besides Malik, stepped back from Holo's transformation. It was particularly frighting for Dmitri, for he was smaller than the last time he saw Holo. His fear kept Dmitri from talking.
"Thank you Jesus that you were on our side," Sasha said before saying the sign of the cross. Holo looked at the Russian, then back at Dmitri.
"Indeed you lucky for me to fight among you. However, I must now teach my descendant," Holo said, her snout not moving despite the sound. Malik stared at the Holo's size, and wondered if she preferred this form over her human one.
"Do you require assistance?" Malik asked almost coldly. A thunderous chuckle could be heard from Holo.
"As much as you know of my kind, you do not know everything about us wolves," Holo said. She then moved her head down so that the tip of her snout touched the nape of Dmitri's neck. She barely moved her lips, and she held the pup in her mouth.
"Uh…Holo, what are you doing?" Dmitri barked in fear.
"Merely teaching you more of your heritage," she answered as she looked at the two humans. "I recommend you two step back."
"Why?" Sasha asked. Holo did not answer, for she sprinted off into the woods. Sasha fell onto his back. Malik walked to his comrade's side and kneeled.
"There is a reason she is called the Wise Wolf of Yoitsu and you the Drunkard of Moscow," Malik simply said. Sasha grunted as he got up.
To say that Dmitri was scared was a understatement; he had absolute fear at the speed in which Holo moved. He gripped to Holo's snout. When Holo stopped, she lowered her head and let go of Dmitri. She still felt the pup on her shaking and sighed.
"Dmitri, please let go of me. I find it rather disgraceful that you would act like this," she commanded.
"Act like this….ACT LIKE THIS! Holo, you moved faster than anything I have been on before. For heaven's sake, slow down. I am not ready for this in a mouthful," Dmitri whimpered. Holo began to growl.
"If you do not learn now, then, you will have problems in this form. Now, let go," she growled. Dmitri could feel her breathing on his neck. Still, he did not let go. Now, Holo was angry, and began to shake her head up and down. Dmitri tried to hold on tight, but his pup claws could not hold. He hit the ground with a thud.
"Dmitri, must I assert my dominance over you?" Holo asked in a cross tone. Dmitri just backed up to a tree and shivered.
"What more dominance do you need. I am a ant to you, don't you have enough dominance?" Dmitri asked, his heart racing.
"There is a saying among the humans that it is not the size of the animal, but how much fight it has. At the moment, you have too much fight in you Dmitri. Then again, this might help me with our next lessons," Holo said to the scared Dmitri. Dmitri cowered at what Holo said next.
"You will need to learn to act like a wolf in front of other wolves," Holo said as she looked at her descendant. Dmitri wished he had died back in Berlin, as Holo placed her paw on Dmitri and held him down.
"Holo, you will crush me!" Dmitri said as he tried to wiggle out of Holo's paw.
"No, I will not. I am merely asserting my dominance over you. Now, stop struggling, you are only making it hard on yourself," Dmitri began to calm down and accept what Holo said.
"Good, now that my dominance has been assured, I must now teach you on how we communicate," Holo then looked Dmitri before taking an aggressive stance. Dmitri just whimpered.
"No words have been spoken, yet you already know to fear me."
"Holo, you are a large wolf, and I am a small pup. I think I would already fear you even if you just stood there."
"True, but you fear me more because of my stance"
"True," Dmitri answered. Holo regained a natural stance.
"We wolves speak more via our body language then our words. My Lawrence, if he had been a wolf, would have noticed my hints. As he was, he did not have the heritage or body to understand me the way I would have liked," Holo looked away and thought for moment
"Lawrence would have been a pup just like Dmitri. Then again, he knew more about being a wolf then this one." She, then, looked back at the pup.
"Now, most of my kind are cunning and will hide there intentions in their speech. However, the body never lies. No matter how hard they try." Holo smiled; she was going to test her student.
"I do not need wolf senses to knew that your smile is not a good one," Dmitri said. Holo saw his tail and how it was in between his legs. She was going to play on that.
"What do you mean, I have no intention to harm you," Holo said. Despite these words, she gave small hints indicating her true intentions. Dmitri looked at Holo, but saw nothing wrong.
"Um…Okay." Holo saw Dmitri walk forward with his tail now in a natural position. She brought his paw down.
"Would you stop that! I am going to break a bone if you keep this up," Dmitri angrily told Holo. Holo merely chuckled at his comment.
"If you had looked hard enough, you would have seen I was lying."
"Oh…and how? How would I know from just looking at you?" Dmitri questioned as he attempted to get out of Holo's grasp. Holo held tighter.
"Look at my tail and ears. My ears are up, listening to vocal cues you have. My tail is in a position that indicates aggression. Unlike you, where your tail is between your legs and you ears are down. Then again, that is to be expected from a wolf pup looking at a wolf of my age," Holo said. Dmitri got angry.
"I am not a wolf. I am a human who is in a wolf body," Dmitri asserted as he continued to struggle. Holo held him in place, and looked at the pup.
"You are not a human hiding in a wolf's body, you ARE a wolf in a wolf's body."
"And when you hid among us, you where a wolf in a human's body," Dmitri countered. Holo began to laugh.
"I was never fully human. I was always a wolf in a wolf's body. My tail, ears, and personality testify to this. Only Lawrence and my children could be called wolves in a human body." Holo answered.
"But Lawrence was born a human," Holo stared at the young pup.
"When he and I became married, we became one body through our procreation. As a result, Lawrence gained wolf heritage, because of me. As I said, he was a wolf in a human's body."
Dmitri just rested his head down. Holo could see that he was not in a good mood. But what was she to do? What she was teaching was Dmitri's heritage. No, she wasn't teaching his heritage, she was teaching Dmitri about himself. A part that was repressed until her blood entered his body.
Knowing that teaching Dmitri more of his wolf identity would be more destructive in these early parts of his recovery, Holo decided to quit for the day so that Dmitri could become more accustomed to his new body. Raising her paw, Holo let Dmitri scamper out from her hold.
"Please stop that whole paw on me thing. It was becoming hard to breath," Dmitri breathed out. Holo just looked at him.
"Stop trying to escape from my grasp, and I would not have to keep you under my paw. Even then, you should now read my body language to keep yourself from my paw," Holo said before nipping the nape of Dmitri's neck.
"And another thing, stop lifting me up from my neck with your MOUTH! It doesn't feel right," Dmitri complained as he was lifted up.
"Unless you want to move alone and get lost in these woods, it would be wise to allow me to hold you like a mother does her pup," Holo said. Dmitri was silent. Holo calling herself his mother was not what he was expecting. Somehow, it felt right for Holo to call him her child. Another side, however, felt that this was an insult to his real mother.
"Holo, put me down," Dmitri simply said. Holo was shocked.
"Why? You would not survive here without me."
"I DO NOT CARE!" Dmitri barked. Holo felt that she should put her paw down on him again, but the voice that came from him indicated anger from another source. Then, Holo remembered.
"I am deeply sorry for my words Dmitri. The memories of the dead never leave the living," she said as she place Dmitri on the ground.
"I know. Just please do not compare yourself to my mother, whoever she may have been," Dmitri said in a calmer voice. He, then, began to move towards the direction of the camp. Holo followed.
"You know Holo, you could just run without me back to Malik and Sasha. There is nothing stopping you," Dmitri replied. Holo said nothing for a second, before answering.
"It is for your protection. The wolves in this forest might try to kill you for being my descendant. A useless action considering you are now immortal…"
"I am not immortal."
"So you say. Even if that was not the case, I do not wish you to be trapped in that form forever," Holo said as the two walked.
"What do you mean?" Dmitri asked.
"Many generations ago, druids would dabble in the balance of nature. They would take forms of beasts and of plants. Some where wise and found that becoming these forms would ultimately end their humanity. Most where foolish and stayed in their inhuman forms. Over time, they forgot how it was to be a human. Over time, they would be cast out from their human brothers and sisters as well as their new inhuman families. They would die alone," Holo said. Dmitri tensed up.
"I DON'T WANT TO BE A WOLF, I WANT TO BE HUMAN!" he shrieked.
"I never said you would regain your humanity, I only said I wanted you to be in a different form. You see Dmitri, you are like me. Our true forms are that of wolves, but we can look like humans. Granted, we may need to hide our features from others," she said. Dmitri said nothing, but Holo could see that the wolf pup was saddened. She knew what would cheer up the man, but she did not have the ability to do it. Only time would allow Dmitri to become his human form. The two walked silently before Dmitri spoke.
"Holo, if you were always a wolf, then, why are you so different from other wolves?" Holo pondered a answer.
"Many years ago, before Humanity even learned to construct civilization, we where all wild and lived freely. There was survival, but it was peace. I was just an ordinary wolf back then, no different from any other. I would hunt and kill like my brothers and sisters. One day, however, it all changed. There was a women, weak from traveling and the burden of motherhood. Usually, such creature we kill as a mercy killing. I don't know why, but I protected that women from the hunt. Despite taunting from my siblings, they later left. The mother never bore a child; she was never hurt. It was all a test."
"What do you mean?" Dmitri asked.
"She was a spirit. According to her, I was wisest among my pack. I would be rewarded for my recognition of her by becoming more then wolf or man. I remember her kiss and embrace before she disappeared. I did not know what she meant 'till the next morning, where I woke up different. The other wolves feared me, and I was confused of this. I soon realized that I had become larger and more versed then they would ever be. I also learned that I could assume a human form. Despite this, it would be years before I would show this form to a human. I know you know the story, so I shall not bother you with the details," Holo said as she walked. Dmitri looked at her with amazement. He thought he heard a legend that no story teller could ever tell in the way Holo said it. Holo smirked.
"I told Lawrence the same thing, and he did not believe me. But he did not care. I was his wife and he was my husband, both loving the other and being gifted with children." She, then, looked at Dmitri. "You are testament to this."
"I am aware," Dmitri said. The two did not speak anymore. They simply walked through the woods. If either was hungry, they quickly hunted a creature to satisfy their hunger. Dmitri would catch small creatures, such as rabbits, while Holo would eat whole deer. As the two walked through the woods, they both felt something following them. After a while, Holo pounced at where she felt the occurrence. It was Malik.
"How long have you been stalking us?" she demanded. Malik just stared at the giant wolf, and simply said.
"Since you left." Holo was surprised that this man could track them at such distances.
"For a wise wolf, you really are ignorant of how you hunt," Malik said. Holo lifted her paw and allowed the Chechen to move. Once out, he pointed his rifle into the forest and fired. He hit a deer.
"How did you know that deer was there?' Holo asked. Malik said nothing as she pulled the deer into the clearing to be prepped for movement. He looked over his body for his knife. Then, he got up and walked to Holo's paw. Reaching into it, Holo felt a sharp pain. Malik had stabbed his knife into Holo. Despite being a giant wolf, Holo feared the Chechen in ways a wolf shouldn't. She and Dmitri saw as Malik began to skin the deer, then cut the deer. Once done, Malik placed the deer on the skin and began to move back to the camp. The two wolves followed Malik.
At the camp, Holo and Dmitri saw that Sasha was passed out drunk and sleeping near a fire. Malik made no notice of the Russian, and began to set his kill for roasting.
"What…What happened?" Sasha asked in a drunken tone. Malik did not even move his head as he spoke.
"Holo was teaching Dmitri, and I was hunting."
"So nothing changed," Sasha observed as he looked for more vodka.
"You drank it all," Malik said. Sasha grumbled and climbed into the bed of the truck. Holo reverted to her human form and placed on new clothes. She wanted to laugh, but realized, now, that she had no alcohol. She then smelt something in the air. It was unopened Vodka bottles. She smiled.
"You are, indeed, a good liar, Malik," she praised as she sat down. Malik made no acknowledgement. Dmitri jumped onto Holo's lap, and began to rest. Holo, at first, petted the wolf pup. Then, she took a comb she had and began to comb Dmitri's tail. She could tell he liked it.
"Oh Dmitri, you are very much like me. It saddens me that you do not appreciate you tail like I do," the Wise Wolf thought. Dmitri liked the pampering, for it calmed him and made him feel happy. After a while, Malik began to cut pieces off of the deer. Taking plates, he placed piece of the deer on a plate and gave it to Holo.
"The meat is unspiced. That shouldn't be a problem for you wolves," he said. Holo wanted to protest. However, the second she ate the meat, it felt unnecessary to do so. The way the meat was cut was in a way only a butcher could cut.
"My father in law was a butcher," Malik answered to Holo's unasked question.
"How do you do that? You just look at a person and know what they are thinking," Holo asked.
"Experience," Malik simply responded. He, then, got up and got another plate. At first, Holo thought it was for himself, until she saw that he set the plate in front of Dmitri. It confused her when she saw that he set forks and knives on the plate.
"Malik, why did you…" Malik shushed Holo. Dmitri's nose became filled with the smell of deer. It was worse that his nose was more sensitive, as he began to move even before his eyes opened. When he did opened his eyes, he saw the meat chunks. He rushed for the food, expecting to eat it. Malik stopped him.
"You keep saying you are a human. If you are, you will eat like a human, with fork and knife," Malik challenged. Dmitri looked at the two eating utensils. At first, he tried using both his paws to grab the fork. Malik stopped him and told him the humans use one hand. Dmitri tried to use his mouth to grip the fork. Again, Malik stopped him.
"What is the point of this. You know I cannot use a fork or knife," Dmitri growled. Malik stared at the pup.
"To show you of your current predicament. You are no longer a human, you are a wolf," Malik said. Holo could see that this went deeper into Dmitri than any of her lessons. Dmitri lay on the ground and whimpered. Malik took the fork and knife away, and got his own food.
"Eat," he simply said. Dmitri did and ate the venison.
"Malik, may I have a word with you alone?" Holo asked. Malik just nodded and stood up. The two went to behind the truck.
"Malik, I see that the how I have been teaching Dmitri is the incorrect way."
"So, you need my help. And, yes, I will help," Malik said. Holo looked at the Chechen.
"Thank you… And one other question." Holo asked
"What?"
"Why did you stab me; you knew it was me all the time." Malik just stared at her.
"I was hunting," he said before turning around and back to his food. Holo was shocked. She sensed the deer, but not Malik. She shivered at the realization.
"That man makes any wolf scared," she said to herself.
I would like to thank Gemralts for Beta Reading the story