He was the seventh and last son of the alpha male in a rather unaccepted pack that lived deep in the woods. They had lived there unnoticed for decades. She was the first daughter of the alpha male of the most recognized pack in the land.
He saw her one day while the rest of his pack was hunting. She was playing in an open meadow, where she stood out like the sun in the sky. He couldn't believe his eyes. She was an angel, he concluded, and he was determined to meet her. She had unknowingly woven her spell upon him, neither knowing that one of them would pay the ultimate price.
He searched for many weeks, looking for the beautiful lupess. He soon started having doubts about her existence, until the day that fate willed them to meet.
She was taking a walk to the same stream Flame has gone to everyday of his life. He saw her before she saw him, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Hello!" he called, his eyes eager and bright. She backed away uneasily.
"I – I didn't know you were here, s-sorry. I'll just go..." She turned, and started to sprint away from the strange lupe.
"Wait!" he called, running after her. She was obviously unfamiliar with the area, for she came to a dead-end in a clearing.
"W-what do you want?" she said, backing into the cliff. He approached her with a quizzical look on his face. "P-please don't hurt me!" she said cowering with fear.
"Calm down, I don't want to hurt you! I just want to know your name. Mine's Flame," he said.
"Lana – Relanadi" she said with a sigh of relief, but fear still lingered in her eyes.
A sudden rustle in the trees and a voice made both jump in surprise. "Hey, who you talking to, Sparky?" said the mocking voice of Flame's brother Hurricane. Flame turned back to Lana with relief only to find she had disappeared.
"Lana," he whispered into the woods, "her name's Lana..." a smile spreading across his maw.