Hey Wolf Pack!

I'm so sorry for missing last week, if you want an explanation as to why, read my reply to SithNinja.

I've actually been thinking of starting another fanfiction for the Inheritance Cycle (a really good book series). However, I may not start it for a while, I'm still getting into a schedule for FtW during the school year, so maybe around November I'll be uploading chapters for this story every other Saturday/Sunday. However, I may make the chapters longer to compensate.

SilentN- thanks for the follow! I'm glad you like the story.

SithNinja- Look, I'm sorry for the longer wait, I really am. However, I was really sick over the weekend, and I don't mean a slight cold. I mean staying in bed for about 17 hours straight, sick. Right before that I had to coach a swim practice, and on top of THAT, I had roughly 12 hours of homework. The school life sucks when you're going to one of the top high schools in the country. A high school that produces insanely smart people, like my old geometry teacher who was an engineer for the Navy, and Olympic Athletes, like Alan Johnson and Mia Hamm. I think you get the point. I'm not trying to be snarky, but I have a life that's really busy; I won't always have time to set aside and work on FtW, no matter how much I want to.

As payment, I will upload two chapters next weekend.

Anyways…

Over 1000 views!

I'm so happy that the story had come so far after only 8 chapters and a short month and a half. (short for me at least :P)

Many thanks to you all,

WolvesoftheBlueMist

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"Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us."

-Oscar Wilde

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CHAPTER 8: Brutal Reunion

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Cassius stared at Ayleth.

"That's impossible," he frowned. "No-one has seen a wolf since the era of twilight. That was a long time ago. There's no way that he was raised by a whole pack of them. Besides, we found Link by Zora's River, not Faron's woods."

"Think about it," Ayleth replied. "Name one time that Link showed a single sign of a regular human-raised Hylian. Name it."

"He hugged you."

Ayleth waved her hand. "Other than that."

To prove that Ayleth was wrong, Cassius racked his brain for another circumstance. However, the more he tried to remember, the harder it was for him to think of something.

Taking his silence as a sign of defeat, Ayleth sighed.

"See? Face it, all the things we know point to the fact that Link was not raised as a Hylian."

Something nagged at the back of Cassius' mind.

"If he was raised in the wild, then why was he so brutally wounded when you found him?" he asked.

Ayleth tilted her head. She bit her lip thoughtfully. After a moment of silence, she shook her head in defeat.

"I don't know," she admitted. "But I do know that I've never seen that design of an arrow. And the gash marks on his back; I think that's from an animal, a type of raptor maybe? But his arm…I'm at a complete loss as to what could've caused that. I wanted to ask him, but when I realized that Link couldn't understand us; I gave up. You are right. Why in the goddesses' name would a person smart enough to use a bow, attack him? A murderer? Not likely; they wouldn't be hanging around Hyrule Field. And like you said, we did find Link by the river. Is it possible that he came from somewhere else, but was caught in the current?"

Cassius didn't answer, but looked up at the clouds, reflecting on what he heard from Ayleth.

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"Eclipse you're crazy!" Shrieked Epona as the two barreled down the stone lined path in the strange two-leg den cluster. Terrified creatures dove out of the way of the two animals, emitting very irritating and high-pitched sounds.

When the two animals of the Forest had found Sky's trail scent and where it led, Eclipse had come up with the most insane plan to get him back. First, storm the enemy territory. Second, abolish any and all opposition. Third, grab Sky and hightail it out of there.

Unfortunately, things didn't go according to plan, quite the opposite in fact. But instead of moving step three to step one, Eclipse raced forward, ignoring the creatures and followed Sky's scent where it delved deeper into the outside den. Several sharp corners and panicked moments later, the horse and wolf reached a funny looking barrier.

"We'll have to jump," decided Eclipse. "On three, ok?"

"Eclipse this is, without a doubt- "

"One."

"The stupidest and worst plan- "

"Two."

"That you'd ever come up with!"

"Three!"

The duo shot forward and leapt the wall, clearing it by a breath.

"I HATE YOU!" screeched Epona as they flew through the air and landed in the middle of a swarm of enemy creatures.

"I LOVE YOU TOO!" yowled Eclipse as she launched herself at a bristling creature with astonishing speed.

She knocked him down and ran past. Epona followed after throwing a well-aimed kick at an opponent. The two raced around the area, dodging shiny two-legs and keeping their eyes and ears open for Sky. They were slowly beginning to become surrounded; they had to turn around constantly to escape pursuing creatures.

As they finally found nowhere else to go, Eclipse threw a glance at Epona.

"I'll have to call him. Hopefully he'll have his head out of the clouds and hear us."

Lifting her head, Lunar Eclipse belted out a loud and powerful howl.

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Sky was drifting awake when he heard it. The call of his sister.

The sound was beautiful to Sky's ears and he shot up into sitting position, fully awake. Night Eyes and the other one looked at him with expressions akin to surprise.

He ignored them however, and scrambled to his feet then sprinted to the direction of the sound. His heart was crying in hope and delight at the wonderful sound. Shouting and shrill whinnies could be heard.

Before even seeing them, Sky thrust his conscious forward wrapping it around his sister's and horse's. Tears of joy streamed down his face.

"Eclipse! Epona! I- "

He abruptly stopped as he rounded a corner and beheld a sight that made his weakened body boil with rage.

The shiny two-legs that Faron had told him that he could trust, had brown vines wrapped around the necks of Epona and Eclipse. They were struggling to escape, but more vines were thrown and bound around their legs.

Frantically looking around, Sky spotted a sharp stone on the ground and snatched it up. A yelp of pain emitted from Eclipse resounded in his ears, and Sky saw a large, shiny two-leg harshly tugging at the vine in his hands, causing the black wolf to be choked and dragged to the ground.

A scream of fury tore from him and Sky lunged for the throat of the hateful enemy.

"LIARS! TRAITORS!"

He didn't hear the cry's from Night Eyes; she had betrayed him. He ignored Epona begging him to stop; she and Eclipse had to be protected. All he could see was liquid red.

Flowing, flowing.

He began to forget that it was a two-leg underneath him. All he could see was the red, horrid eyes of the green creatures that had stolen his home. All he could do was kill and soak the ground in blood.

Flowing, flowing.

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"Stop it Sky! STOP IT!" screeched Eclipse.

Her brother was on top of a shiny two-leg. He repeatedly stabbed the figure while it struggled to escape. The vine around Eclipse's neck had loosened and the other shiny creatures had backed up, fear-scent swathing the air. This enabled the wolf to lunge forward and haul Sky off of the dying two-leg by the strange furs on his back.

A wild look was glistening in the blonde's eyes and he didn't seem to notice that Epona and her were in front of him. He groaned and clutched his shoulder. Epona gave a shrill whinny.

"His back! His back is turning red!"

The same could be said for his shoulder. Eclipse watched as scarlet blood leaked through Sky's fingers. His eyes snapped to something behind Eclipse, and an emotion like… hurt? shining in them, before they rolled back into his head and he fainted.

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