Galogna awoke with a start, wakened by the sound of a snapping twig from
somewhere inside his cave. He jumped up, alert and on his feet.
"Who's there? I know you are here!" he said. The first light of the morning sun streamed into the mouth of the cave. A red lupe walked into the light. A silver scar, much like that of Galogna's, stretched across his left eye. His flame tipped tail flicked behind him. A stern look was about his face.
"And I know that you are here too," he said, "yet I don't know who you are. I suppose you don't know me either." His stern look faded, and a smile stretched across his muzzle.
"No, I don't know who you are or why you are here," Galogna growled. "Explain yourself!" he demanded.
"Don't get angry there. I will, I will." The lupe chuckled to himself.
Galogna's ayes narrowed. "I have good reason to anger. You are in my territory, and you speak to me as if we are long lost friends. Now explain yourself!"
The red lupe took a step back. "Alright, alright! My name is Orwic. I heard your howl last night; it was very mournful. I could not help but wonder who made it and why."
"It is no business of yours why I howled." Galogna took a step closer. "Now, make like a tree and leave!"
Orwic just stood there, a puzzled look came across his face. He kept still, not moving an inch.
Galogna growled deep in his throat. "Are you deaf? I said for you to leave!" Orwic chuckled. "No, you told me to make like a tree first. Trees can't move."
Galogna snarled, baring his ivory teeth. "You think that's funny, don't you?" His midnight eyes narrowed. "I'd like to see who's laughing when I'm through with you!" And with that, he leaped at the red lupe, yet Orwic just playfully moved out of the way. Galogna landed on his feet and skidded to a stop.
"You're going to have to do better than that, I think," Orwic stated. He chuckled to himself and sat down.
Galogna looked up at the lupe, confussion painted on his face. "You do not fear me, do you?"
Orwic smiled. "Of course not. Why should I?" he said, walking over to the large, green lupe. Then looking into his cold eyes, he added, "I know of you past, Galogna."
Galogna took a step back. "How do you know...And my name?"
Orwic just sat and narrowed his eyes upon the green and blue lupe. "I know many things." He stopped, and his gaze fell to the scar that Galogna wore. "I know of your powers as well."
Galogna stared hard upon the lupe. "How do you know this? I have never spoken a word of it to any living creature." His cold stare could have pierced a wall of diamond.
Orwic smiles, feeling no effect of Galogna's stare. "It is quite complex, you see." He paused, looking to the mouth of the cave, checking that nobody was listening. "I have a secret power too." He whispered. "I can read others' thought."
Galogna looked back at him, but his expression had changed. His eyes weren't cold anymore. "That explains how you knew everything."
Orwic smiled. "Yes, yes it does." A low grumbling sound was heard. "That's my stomach. I haven't had breakfast yet." He stood up, walking to the mouth of the cave. "Well, I guess that this is goodbye. It was a pleasure meeting you, Galogna."
Galogna stood up and walked over to the red lupe. "Where do you think that you are going? I need some food too, you know."
Orwic smiled, his tail wagging violently behind him. "I hoped that you would come with me. I have been alone for a long while and to have a friend would be very encouraging."
Galogna, already ahead and out of the cave, looked back. "Friend? Who said that I was your friend?"
"Well, I...uhh...assumed that since you were going with me...," Orwic stuttered.
"Well, you assumed wrong. I am merely going with you for breakfast. I am quite hungry as it is," Galogna snickered.
"Oh, okay," Orwic said looking to the ground.
"Well, come one!" Galogna yelled, starting off again.
Orwic looked up. "Oh. Yes, of course." He trotted up to Galogna. They walked along some more when Galogna stopped.
"While it's on my mind...," he started.
"I already know," Orwic interrupted. "Don't worry, I won't read your thoughts anymore. I know that it could be frustrating, me knowing what you think. The power is voluntary though, like yours. Mark my words: I will not read your mind again for as long as I know you," he said with his paw to his heart like a cub scout would do. He then started walking again.
Galogna stood where he was, as if in a daze. "Yes. Good. Thanks."
Orwic's flame tipped tail swayed back and forth as he turned around. "Aren't you coming? I though that you were in a hurry to eat."
Galogna snapped out of the daze and briskfully caught up with Orwic, anticipation their soon to come meal.
"Who's there? I know you are here!" he said. The first light of the morning sun streamed into the mouth of the cave. A red lupe walked into the light. A silver scar, much like that of Galogna's, stretched across his left eye. His flame tipped tail flicked behind him. A stern look was about his face.
"And I know that you are here too," he said, "yet I don't know who you are. I suppose you don't know me either." His stern look faded, and a smile stretched across his muzzle.
"No, I don't know who you are or why you are here," Galogna growled. "Explain yourself!" he demanded.
"Don't get angry there. I will, I will." The lupe chuckled to himself.
Galogna's ayes narrowed. "I have good reason to anger. You are in my territory, and you speak to me as if we are long lost friends. Now explain yourself!"
The red lupe took a step back. "Alright, alright! My name is Orwic. I heard your howl last night; it was very mournful. I could not help but wonder who made it and why."
"It is no business of yours why I howled." Galogna took a step closer. "Now, make like a tree and leave!"
Orwic just stood there, a puzzled look came across his face. He kept still, not moving an inch.
Galogna growled deep in his throat. "Are you deaf? I said for you to leave!" Orwic chuckled. "No, you told me to make like a tree first. Trees can't move."
Galogna snarled, baring his ivory teeth. "You think that's funny, don't you?" His midnight eyes narrowed. "I'd like to see who's laughing when I'm through with you!" And with that, he leaped at the red lupe, yet Orwic just playfully moved out of the way. Galogna landed on his feet and skidded to a stop.
"You're going to have to do better than that, I think," Orwic stated. He chuckled to himself and sat down.
Galogna looked up at the lupe, confussion painted on his face. "You do not fear me, do you?"
Orwic smiled. "Of course not. Why should I?" he said, walking over to the large, green lupe. Then looking into his cold eyes, he added, "I know of you past, Galogna."
Galogna took a step back. "How do you know...And my name?"
Orwic just sat and narrowed his eyes upon the green and blue lupe. "I know many things." He stopped, and his gaze fell to the scar that Galogna wore. "I know of your powers as well."
Galogna stared hard upon the lupe. "How do you know this? I have never spoken a word of it to any living creature." His cold stare could have pierced a wall of diamond.
Orwic smiles, feeling no effect of Galogna's stare. "It is quite complex, you see." He paused, looking to the mouth of the cave, checking that nobody was listening. "I have a secret power too." He whispered. "I can read others' thought."
Galogna looked back at him, but his expression had changed. His eyes weren't cold anymore. "That explains how you knew everything."
Orwic smiled. "Yes, yes it does." A low grumbling sound was heard. "That's my stomach. I haven't had breakfast yet." He stood up, walking to the mouth of the cave. "Well, I guess that this is goodbye. It was a pleasure meeting you, Galogna."
Galogna stood up and walked over to the red lupe. "Where do you think that you are going? I need some food too, you know."
Orwic smiled, his tail wagging violently behind him. "I hoped that you would come with me. I have been alone for a long while and to have a friend would be very encouraging."
Galogna, already ahead and out of the cave, looked back. "Friend? Who said that I was your friend?"
"Well, I...uhh...assumed that since you were going with me...," Orwic stuttered.
"Well, you assumed wrong. I am merely going with you for breakfast. I am quite hungry as it is," Galogna snickered.
"Oh, okay," Orwic said looking to the ground.
"Well, come one!" Galogna yelled, starting off again.
Orwic looked up. "Oh. Yes, of course." He trotted up to Galogna. They walked along some more when Galogna stopped.
"While it's on my mind...," he started.
"I already know," Orwic interrupted. "Don't worry, I won't read your thoughts anymore. I know that it could be frustrating, me knowing what you think. The power is voluntary though, like yours. Mark my words: I will not read your mind again for as long as I know you," he said with his paw to his heart like a cub scout would do. He then started walking again.
Galogna stood where he was, as if in a daze. "Yes. Good. Thanks."
Orwic's flame tipped tail swayed back and forth as he turned around. "Aren't you coming? I though that you were in a hurry to eat."
Galogna snapped out of the daze and briskfully caught up with Orwic, anticipation their soon to come meal.