I just published two chapters in one day! :D
Shalon sighed, saying, "Well, let's go, Anuk." Anuk followed Shalon inside an elk hunting ground as she looked back at Kimbra.
Finally, they found the elk herd. All of the members of the herd were female cows - with one male bull elk leading them all. Shalon and Anuk crouched down, trying not to make a noise as they stalked toward the elk herd. "Anuk, remember we need the weakest cow," whispered Shalon. "Right," whispered back Anuk. They could tell which was the weakest member of the herd by smelling their blood. Whoever had the faintest smell of blood was the weakest. Finally, when they were close enough towards the weakest cow, Shalon whispered, "And... GO!" When he said "go" he was yelling instead of whispering. This scared the cow, of course, causing her to try to run away from the two wolves. Anuk and Shalon chased it, causing it to run away from its herd.
"GO FOR THE FRONT, I'LL GO FOR THE BACK!" yelled Shalon. Anuk nodded as she leapt towards the elk, biting its neck at the front causing it to moo out in pain. Shalon leapt for its rear, biting it, drawing blood.
They clawed and injured the female elk repeatedly until it hit the ground with a soft thump. It was dead. Shalon checked for any life still inside the elk until he realized it was dead.
"It's dead," remarked Shalon.
"Let's go call Kimbra!" said Anuk. The two wolves howled. "KIMBRA, COME!" called Shalon. Back at where Kimbra was (a little outside of the elk hunting ground), when she heard the howls and Shalon's call her ears perked and she raised her head. "They're calling for me!" she said to herself, and followed their howls. They kept on getting louder and louder with each of Kimbra's step until she finally reached them. The three wolves dug in.
3 weeks later.
Kimbra was in a different elk hunting ground in a forest. Like the other elk herd, all of the members of the herd were female except for the leader, who was male. Shalon had taught Kimbra how to hunt in the past three weeks because the pack needed all the help they could get to get food to sustain their strength, otherwise Kimbra would be useless. And now this was Kimbra's first actual hunt. She was silently stacking towards the elk herd, barely making a sound. "Okay," she whispered to herself, "go for the weakest cow, just like Shalon told you..." She sniffed the air for the faintest smell of elk blood. The cow with the faintest smell of blood would be the weakest cow of the herd.
Kimbra chased the cow far away from its herd and bit the poor elk on its front and back. It inflicted much damage on the elk. Then, finally, when the elk tried to kick Kimbra in the chest with her front hooves, Kimbra dug her claws inside the elk's neck, causing it to fall to the ground, helpless. Kimbra checked for any life still inside the elk until she figured out it was dead.
Kimbra was so excited. She had actually succeeded in her very first actual elk hunt. She howled in celebration, as all wolves do when they manage to bring down a large animal such as elk or deer. She dug into the elk carcass, eating and eating until she was full. "I'm so proud of myself!" said Kimbra. Tears of joy were actually starting to swell in her eyes, but Kimbra blinked them away. "This means I can hunt all by myself, with no help whatsoever!" Kimbra sighed after a short silence. "Well, I better go back to my pack." Kimbra ran all the way to her pack.
"Guys, you won't believe what just happened!" said Kimbra, panting. "I actually brought down my very first elk!" Anuk and Shalon smiled. "That's great, Kimbra," said Anuk. That's when Kimbra noticed Anuk had tired eyes, and her belly was a bit swollen. But she didn't comment on it. "We're glad you're here because we need to talk to you." Then Kimbra noticed how Anuk had a tired voice as well. But she still didn't comment on it. "Oh.. Alright!" said Kimbra.
"Kimbra, we'll need to leave Amethyst Mountain very soon, if not tomorrow," said Shalon. He sounded quite serious. "Huh? But why?" asked Kimbra. "I'm expecting pups," said Anuk. "Really! That's great!" said Kimbra excitedly. "I feel so happy for you!" "Thank you," said Anuk. "But we'll need to find a den and fast!" said Shalon. "And winter is coming very soon," said Anuk. "I say we leave in two days," said Shalon. "We'll have to move quickly because we have no idea when the pups will be born." "Alright," said Kimbra. "I'm fine with it," said Anuk.
Two days later.
It was night. Anuk, Shalon and Kimbra stretched as they woke up. "Alright!" said Shalon. "We're going to Slough Creek!" "Okay!" yawned Kimbra. "Shalon, let's leave now," said Anuk. "I can feel my pups kicking in my belly." "Then let's do it!" said Shalon. "Yeah, what are we waiting for!" agreed Kimbra. And they left.
3 months later.
Anuk, Kimbra and Shalon had travelled as far as they could remember. They had traveled for three months, in fact - they had started their journey in September and now it was December. Snow covered Slough Creek. Since they had traveled for so long, they had to rest and eat and drink on the way. "We've made it!" panted Shalon. "Finally!" said Kimbra, not less tired than Shalon. "It took forever to get over here!" "We should find a den," said Shalon. "Okay, then," said Anuk, sounding more tired than ever. "Let's go." Shalon, Anuk, and Kimbra continued to walk, leaving fresh tracks on the snow. Finally, they found a den in Saddle Meadows.
"Well, we've finally found a den!" said Shalon. "Anuk, is this the den you want to give birth to your pups in?" "Of course!" said Anuk. "It's exactly like the den I had pictured in my mind." They all howled in celebration.
3 months later.
It was now spring. Three months had passed since Shalon, Anuk and Kimbra had settled down in a nice den in Saddle Meadows. The journey to Slough Creek was long, but it was worth it because now that it was spring Anuk had finally given birth to her pups! There were four pups in the litter. There was a brownish male pup, Kovou, a swift pure white male pup with black tints called Sprint, the ginger she-pup with white tints called Shelby, and the dark brown male pup called Wika. "They are so adorable," chuckled Shalon as he regurgitated some elk meat he had eaten to feed the pups. Shalon, Anuk and Kimbra planned for there to be a bright future ahead of their pack, and they never wanted things to change.