Chapter 7 Preperation

Garth slid along the thick grass, stalking his unexciting prey. The prey lifted his head and started running. Garth ran after it, eventually he outran it and tackled it, and pinned it to the ground. "Not fast enough." Garth said. Shadow looked up at his uncle and said "Yeah but you've got to admit I am getting better." "That you are Shadow." "This time I be the wolf and you're the caribou." Garth chuckled and said "Alright. But I'm not gunna be easy, you know what no, I have a better idea you and all your siblings try to hunt me down as a pack." "That sounds fun." said Shadow, after Garth ran into the field Shadow got his sibling and told them of the challenge that had been given to them. All the young wolves had slowly creeped up on their uncle and almost succeeded in taking him down but Ghost being the closest to Garth sneezed and then was tackled by his uncle then Shadow and River tackled Garth and then Garth fell over and started laughing as the 3 pups started biting on his limbs pretending to eat the prey they just brought down. Lance on the other hand started walking over to his father. Who was watching his children play and smiling while tears were running down his face. "What are you doing?" asked Lance. "I'm savoring the smiles on my children's faces while I can." said Humphrey. "They are going to find out eventually dad." Humphrey turned his head in confusion, to see not Linus but, "Lance!" Humphrey cleared his throat and quickly wiped his tears away and said "What do you mean?" "I know what really happened to Nova. I woke up just before she fell in." Humphrey hugged his son started crying again and said "I miss her so much." "It will get better dad, trust me, we are still here." "I can't live with myself if anything happens to the rest of you." "I'll protect them dad don't worry. We're the oldest we need to be the men here. I won't tell them anything I'll let you tell them when you feel it's time." "Thank you." "Do you think we will get to your mom and aunt in time?" "I hope so." cried Humphrey. Linus then walked up to Humphrey's side and told him, "If we are going to get there on time then we have to make at least a few more miles before dark." "Humphrey wiped his tears, turned to Garth and the rest of his children and said "Hey guys Linus says it's time to go." and with that they all left.