Tsume was on the ground unconscious as he continued to bleed.
"Hehe, that's what you get when you call people names they don't like," Blue smirked.
"What do you mean Blue?" Hige asked.
"Well, Tsume called me a little girl just because I hardly ever talk," Blue informed.
"Well, you are a girl and you're a mutt," Tsume managed to say.
"Don't call me a mutt now or else! Don't push it! Do you want to get beat up again?" Blue said.
Tsume quickly shut up and closed his eyes and rested and Hige looked over at Tsume, "I guess that was able to shut him up," Hige explained.
After that, not a word came from Tsume. While he rested Cheza went over to him, sat down and placed her hand on his wounds and they were healed. Cheza slowly got up and went next to Kiba. Moments later Tsume woke up.
"I think we should go now, we should be up that mountain by nightfall, if not then were going to have to continue on anyway even if our paws hurt." Kiba explained pointing over to the mountain.
The 5 wolves and the flower maiden ran almost the whole way to the top of the mountain. Then, they had an unexpected surprise, they saw another wolf. Blue noticed right from first sight that it was a she-wolf. Blue knew by instinct that she should make the other wolf feel full of fear. So, reluctantly Blue walked up to her with anger in her eyes and she growled baring teeth. The she-wolf just stared, and the other 4 wolves just watched because they knew that Blue had some kind of instinct. The She-wolf then walked up to Blue and Blue stared at the female. The female had golden eyes and black fur with a redish brown stripe down her back and with 4 white paws. Then the She-wolf spoke, "So, your another she-wolf?"
"Yeah," Blue replied.
"So, your in a pack?" the She-wolf inquired.
"Yeah, why would I be with 4 other wolves for no reason." Blue said.
"Can I join your pack? I have none and I have been traveling alone to find this place called 'Paradise'" the she-wolf asked.
"Who the hell do you think you are? Just coming up to a wolf and asking a question like that?" Blue yelled.
Kiba walked up to the She-wolf, "So, you're looking for Paradise too? So tell me, what is your name?" Kiba asked.
"My name is Midnite," the female answered.
"Nice to meet you Midnite, I'm Kiba, and this is Toboe, Tsume, Hige and over there is Blue and Cheza the flower maiden." Kiba said pointing to each one as he said their name.
"So, what brings you to these mountains?" Midnite asked.
"Just passing through to get to the next city." Hige said.
They all continued walking up the mountain. They had reached the top before nightfall. Midnite walked up to Toboe, "Hey you've been really quiet," She said.
Toboe just smiled, "I don't really like to talk much," he said then he walked off into a nearby cave where the others were for the night. When he went in, he fell asleep and Cheza and Tsume were asleep. Kiba was outside guarding the cave wondering where they would be traveling to the next day. The weather was pretty cold, it was winter and snow covered the ground. It was still snowing while they were outside and Hige and Blue went into the forest to get firewood. While they were in the woods they talked about what life used to be like for them and they realized how similar their lives were. They returned and everyone was huddled together in the cave, So, Hige set up the firewood and then, there was a fire in the middle of the cave to keep everyone warm. They were all really tired so, they woke up in the afternoon the next day. The fire had died out but they still had extra firewood left. Kiba was thinking of continuing but then realized that they spent most of their day sleeping so, he decided to stay there one more day and then tomorrow continue. Since, they would be well rested.