A/N: Hey, I have missed you so much! Well, at least I am back to post another chapter! Enjoy!
Chapter 16: Out of the Woods
"I'm so sorry," Ardyn whispered.
"Oh,it's nothing. I'll live. It is just hard to think that I will never get to do anything with my father ever again," Dorian whispered. "Well, time moves on, I just need to get over it and move on with my life. Anyway, didn't we have that trial to complete?"
"Oh,yes, let's go," Ardyn said.
Dorian nodded and began walking. A wolf padded past them, it was Beta - Tail. The beta looked in their direction. He began walking again and twelve wolves followed him as they walked over the trail. A beautiful silver wolf walked up to Dorian and Ardyn. Her fur glistened in the sunlight.
"Hello, what is your name?" Dorian said kindly.
"I am the alpha of this pack," the wolf barked in a strong voice.
"Alpha? I am Dorian, I'm sorry if we caused you any trouble," Dorian said respectfully.
"I see you have already met Beta. He is a very strong wolf. Yet, he still needs to wait for his turn to be the alpha of this pack. It us wonderful to meet you, Dorian. You may call me Alpha or Alpha - Ocean. Either or is fine with me," Alpha replied.
"So that's her name," a large brown wolf muttered to himself.
"Silence!" Beta - Tail snapped.
"What did Frost say?" Alpha - Ocean barked.
"He said, 'so that's her name', what a moron!" Beta - Tail replied.
Alpha - Ocean snarled and walked up to Frost. Frost let out a nervous whimper and backed up. Alpha - Ocean began snapping at Frost's paws. The wolf yelped and backed up.
"Alpha - Ocean, please give him a chance to explain himself!" Dorian said. The wolf stopped dead in her tracks and glared at Dorian angrily. "I mean, go ahead, do whatever punishment you need!"
Alpha - Ocean began her walk to Frost again. She grabbed his tail in her jaws and pulled on it. The wolf let out a tiny whimper but didn't speak. Alpha - Ocean began to tug harder, causing Frost to yelp. The alpha gave one final tug and the tail flew right off. Frost howled in agony.
"You are now Omega, Frost. You will only be known as Omega. You have no name. You are a disgrace to this pack, do you understand me?" Ocean growled.
"Yes, Alpha," Frost whispered.
"Good, Tiny, you will take his place," Alpha growled, she then led the pack away from the clearing.
"What was that all about, Dorian?" Ardyn asked. "Couldn't that wolf die from that? Couldn't it get severely infected?"
"His name is Frost, he could die from that, and they want it to get infected. He has been moved down to the Omega rank and has no name in the wolf's eyes. Come on, we have to keep moving. We need to get out of this forest," Dorian said.
"Pause real quick, you said he has no name in the wolf's eyes? Why?" Ardyn asked.
"Wolf packs work differently then people do, that is just a fact. Now, let's get going. We can't keep pondering on Omega's fate," Dorian said.
"Yeah, let's go," Ardyn said.
They began the walk through the woods, without saying anything. A deer ran past them, it was a mother, a fawn was with her. Dorian watched the deer as they ran through the undergrowth. The doe's ears twitched and she looked at Dorian and Ardyn. She made a noise of pure terror and ran away.
"How close are we to the end of these woods?" Ardyn asked.
"I don't know. I guess we shall find out, my friend," Dorian replied.
Just as she said it, a large clearing came into sight. Ardyn and Dorian walked towards it they entered. At the end of the clearing was the edge of the woods. Dorian and Ardyn happily exited and saw what they did not expect to see. Altissia. But it was under attack by a huge iron giant. They had found the city that was under attack.
"Let's go," Ardyn said.
Well, the next chapter will have them going to Altissia,but the question is, will they defeat the daemons in time? Find out next time! Please review.