The next morning as the sun rose and shone over the tops of the trees, San
took Ashitaka to see Nuke and his new mate before their journey. Yakkul
cantered along beside Ashitaka as they made their way through the dense
forest, passing a small winding stream.
San turned to him as they passed down another lane towards her wolf brother's cave. She stopped and gave him a glance and then went forward to the cave alone. Ashitaka understood and waited, stroking Yakkul and adjusting the elk's bridle as he did.
San went forward and approached the cave. "Nuke?" She called softly, peering into the cave. She saw movement and sensed him coming toward her. "San, it's good to see you. Come to meet my mate have you?" He asked, coming out of the cave into the sunlight. San smiled and stroked her brother's fur. "Yes, and also I wanted you to see Ashitaka again. He has returned." She glanced over her shoulder and smiled, indicating that the young man could come forward.
Nuke looked over to Ashitaka and thought the exact same thing his brother had the day before, that the young man had quite changed. He then turned back to face the cave and called to his mate, "Saikoubi, we have visitors, come and meet them."
A moment later as Ashitaka and Yakkul reached San's side, from inside the cave emerged a beautiful grey wolf slightly smaller than Nuke. She glanced at everyone in turn. "May I introduce my sister San and her companions Ashitaka and Yakkul the elk," he encompassed them in his gaze, "and this is Saikoubi, my mate." Nuke finished.
San smiled warmly. "It's wonderful to meet you." She greeted. Ashitaka bowed his head respectly and Yakkul mimicked him. Saikoubi swished her tail and sat down on her haunches. "San, I have heard many good things about you. Indeed, it is pleasant to finally meet you. We will be seeing a lot of each other I hope?" Saikoubi said. "Yes, of course. However, "and here San turned to her brother, "I'll be traveling with Ashitaka to his village. I came to see you before I left."
Nuke made a soft growl. "You will be returning, won't you?" He rose and eyed her. San laughed reassuringly. "Yes, how can you doubt it?" At this, Nuke was reassured and spoke again, "Then go now and may your return be swift," before he nuzzled San's hand.
San smiled and stroked her brother and gave another smile to Saikoubi before she turned away with Ashitaka and Yakkul. "Ready?" She asked him. "Yes, let us ride." Ashitaka took her hand and helped her up onto Yakkul. As Ashitaka got on, San glanced over her shoulder and waved goodbye to her brother and his mate just before they rode away.
San turned to him as they passed down another lane towards her wolf brother's cave. She stopped and gave him a glance and then went forward to the cave alone. Ashitaka understood and waited, stroking Yakkul and adjusting the elk's bridle as he did.
San went forward and approached the cave. "Nuke?" She called softly, peering into the cave. She saw movement and sensed him coming toward her. "San, it's good to see you. Come to meet my mate have you?" He asked, coming out of the cave into the sunlight. San smiled and stroked her brother's fur. "Yes, and also I wanted you to see Ashitaka again. He has returned." She glanced over her shoulder and smiled, indicating that the young man could come forward.
Nuke looked over to Ashitaka and thought the exact same thing his brother had the day before, that the young man had quite changed. He then turned back to face the cave and called to his mate, "Saikoubi, we have visitors, come and meet them."
A moment later as Ashitaka and Yakkul reached San's side, from inside the cave emerged a beautiful grey wolf slightly smaller than Nuke. She glanced at everyone in turn. "May I introduce my sister San and her companions Ashitaka and Yakkul the elk," he encompassed them in his gaze, "and this is Saikoubi, my mate." Nuke finished.
San smiled warmly. "It's wonderful to meet you." She greeted. Ashitaka bowed his head respectly and Yakkul mimicked him. Saikoubi swished her tail and sat down on her haunches. "San, I have heard many good things about you. Indeed, it is pleasant to finally meet you. We will be seeing a lot of each other I hope?" Saikoubi said. "Yes, of course. However, "and here San turned to her brother, "I'll be traveling with Ashitaka to his village. I came to see you before I left."
Nuke made a soft growl. "You will be returning, won't you?" He rose and eyed her. San laughed reassuringly. "Yes, how can you doubt it?" At this, Nuke was reassured and spoke again, "Then go now and may your return be swift," before he nuzzled San's hand.
San smiled and stroked her brother and gave another smile to Saikoubi before she turned away with Ashitaka and Yakkul. "Ready?" She asked him. "Yes, let us ride." Ashitaka took her hand and helped her up onto Yakkul. As Ashitaka got on, San glanced over her shoulder and waved goodbye to her brother and his mate just before they rode away.