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Humphrey the Lone Wolf
Part 1 Valley of Grey
Chapter 2 The Alpha
:Accidental Infiltration:
Humphrey proudly treaded through the darkness of the woods, cheerfully carrying his long sought out meal. He headed to where he had seen the shimmering light just up ahead.
The storm continued to brew and small gusts of wind whipped and whispered past his ears.
A bright burst of lightning hammered down just overhead. He yelped and scrambled to cover his ears from the loud noise, dropping his catch in the process.
"Great, more lightning." He shouted trying to cover his ears but because of the weight on the cast left he had to use his right paw to cover both "I've got to get out of here."
Startled as he was from the loud and sudden flash he had to keep pressing on. The lake was so close, she was close, he just had to find the den.
"I can't be distracted now." He shook his head and picked up the rabbit once more.
Facing the light dancing off of the trees he walked a bit faster "I should be there in just a minute."
As he went forward he felt something cold and wet hit his nose. He froze in his tracks knowing full well what it meant.
He turned to the sky, pleading with his eyes for this not to be but it was. Rain began to fall to the ground, drenching his mud caked fur along with it.
'Not now, I'm almost there!' A moment later he felt it several more times and heard it in the trees as well.
He ran on three legs as fast as he could, getting out of the rain was the best thing he could think of.
As he ran a bolt of lightning flashed again so close to him he jumped slightly.
He shut his eyes and lowered himself to the ground the moment he landed as if it would save him from being hit.
'I've come too far.' He yelled to himself 'It's just over there, isn't it?'
He peeked one eye open and through the dark saw tiny specks of light dancing off of a waving surface.
He was finally here. He had made it to the banks of the lake, his new home "But where's the den?"
It was too dark for him to see anything well. All he could manage to see were his food and the lake at the time, even many of the trees or what he thought were trees were too darkened for him to be sure.
"So I'm here." He thought. "If I were to make a den where would it be around here?"
He picked himself up to begin his search but felt a strong wind nearly force him to the ground, followed by a large stream of water.
He was soaked all over, feeling the clumps and specks of mud wash off of him quickly. He almost dropped his food from his sudden bath.
Coughing and sputtering his own thoughts told him 'RUN!'
With water blasting in his eyes from the howling storm he ran along the banks of the lake. He had no idea where he was headed, but he didn't want to loose his food, nor his footing.
He couldn't see much and sharp gusts of wind threatened to end whatever journey he had thought he would have.
He crouched himself as low as he could and scanned the area.
Barely able to see what was in front of him he searched in the dark.
A distant flash lit up the area and he saw just beyond one of the banks of the river a rather large hill surrounded by bushes.
"Well," He sighed "It's the only chance I've got."
Using all four paws reluctantly he crawled and slunk his way to the bush.
Fighting against the wind and rain he soaked himself further and with every ounce of determination he had left he fought against fate.
He dug his claws into the dirt and dragging, inching himself and his 'prey' toward the mass of shrubbery.
He had to squint most of the way and it was difficult to navigate to the hill until he felt something jabbing his nose.
Forcing one eye open he was met with a dense thicket of leaves. Shutting his jaws tighter on the rabbit he crawled through as much of the bush as he could until he broke through to the other side.
He sat down and shook himself as best as he could. Whipping the rainwater from his eyes he looked out from under the bush "I guess I'm stuck here for now."
The bush didn't provide much cover, and he doubted that it would hold well for him in the storm, but he didn't have much of a choice. The bush rocked and swayed but was stable enough to ride out the weather.
The tree just above him stood relatively tall and proud, shielding him from most of the heavier parts of the storm.
He silently thanked it and calmed himself. The only problem he had now was that it was starting to get cold from the chilling wind.
Still carrying his prized food he tried to wrap his paws around himself to keep even somewhat warm.
"S-so much for s-shelter." He chattered.
Shivering from the cold a crack of lightning came by so close to him that in an instant he scooted back several feet and fell backwards into something on the hill.
"Ow?" He yelled, landing flat on his back and accidentally tossing the rabbit.
Wincing slightly from the momentary pain he rolled to his side to figure out what he had fallen into.
'So I fell into a hole in the side of a hill.' He thought, still unable to see because of the overcast and no moonlight.
"Wait, could that mean?" A sudden realization came over him. To affirm his question he took a single step forward to what he hoped wouldn't be a solid wall.
Waving his free paw around in the empty darkness he reached down to find a solid, smoothed dirt floor.
"Why didn't I notice it before?" He asked himself and looked back to the entrance. He could only make out faint signs of fallen debris.
'It's a start, but…' Everything in his mind told him that this was a den, and he hoped it was true.
'Wait!' He froze just before taking another step 'If it is then someone might be-'
As grateful as he was to find somewhere to evade the storm he didn't want to impose on another, nor be in danger.
Then another thought cam to him 'What if it's hers?'
His heart raced at the thought, he could be in danger but he had to know.
Taking a short deep breath he proceeded forward and did the only thing he could do.
"H-h-hello?" He said, echoing his voice into the darkened space "Is anyone there?"
He held his breath and patiently awaited an answer. If there was anyone that answered back then he would be at their mercy.
"Anyone?" He questioned once more ensuring that he was alone.
A howl of wind rustled the bushes outside and a flash of lightning illuminated the space.
Humphrey got a quick peek at what he was in for.
His food lay on the floor just a foot away from him. The area was empt with smoothed walls around. Several deeply set roots hung from the ceiling but not close enough for him to hit himself.
He sighed in relief "Looks abandoned."
He was here, he was at the lake, but it seemed a bit odd "Well someone had to have built it, so where are they?"
He was about to back away and try to escape in case whomever built it came back. As he did the storm picked up in its ferocity, and he knew if he walked out there now that he may not be able to get back in so easily.
He was stuck here for the night, but it occurred to him that the den style seemed familiar "Its close to the water so its even better than the last one."
He sniffed around the entrance and walked toward his food. He couldn't pick up any scent trail.
Though odd he couldn't help but wonder "If I had to guess I'd say she made this one too."
He sat there in the dark of his newly found den, feeling his stomach churning around.
Humphrey looked down to the rabbit and smiled. It had been a long day for him and he felt as though he finally accomplished something well.
If she were here he'd thank her "Well she's not here now."
Humphrey yawned deeply feeling more tired now than he did when he was traveling. He had this place to himself, a nice and comfortable den.
The storm howled on outside but he was safe here. The sound of rain helped ease him, making him yawn slightly.
Night was upon him he was tired. "But first." He said, turning to the rabbit and liking his lips excitedly "Let's eat."
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