"Shhhh…be quiet or you will wake her up Tobe," said Hige and Blue quietly. Sylvia woke up suddenly and saw Coal and Sarge standing near her, watching Kiba and the other wolves, to make sure they wouldn't do anything to her. "How long have I been asleep?" she asked while yawning. "You have slept for a whole day my lady. Coal, Sarge, Kiba, Tsume, Hige, and I went out only for food while Tobe and Blue moved you into the den," replied Kito calmly. Sylvia sat up and said to them all, kindly, "Thank you very much, but we have to leave now."
As Sylvia's pack headed down the snow-deep hill, Kiba watched them, wanting to join them in their journey. "So…what now? I mean we can't just sit here and do nothing till spring. Maybe we could see what they are doing and join them? Or do any of you have any other bright ideas?" asked Hige while watching Kiba. "Wherever you go, I go, Hige," said Blue nuzzling him with her nose. Kiba suddenly ran, heading towards Sylvia's pack. "That idiot!" replied Tsume with a snarl. Tsume then ran after Kiba with Tobe, Hige, and Blue following suit.
Coal, Sarge, and Kito stopped in their tracks and turned their heads to see Kiba passing by them and the others of his pack coming towards them. All three of them growled softly as the approached. "KIBA! SLOW DOWN!" yelled Hige while trying to catch up. Hearing voices behind her, Sylvia turned around to see what was going on. As Kiba ran to her he suddenly lost his footing on the snow and slid, landing on top of Sylvia. Sylvia blushed under her black fur, seeing Kiba's face close to hers. "I'm sorry…I slipped," replied Kiba while getting off of her quickly, blushing under his fur a little. "YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE!" yelled Coal angrily, growling and snarling, showing his teeth to Kiba. Kiba growled and showed his teeth back at Coal saying, "I did not do that on purpose." Coal's fur stood on end and then he attacked Kiba, his teeth sinking into Kiba's back leg. Kiba in turn bit down onto Coal's neck and pulled hard with his teeth, trying to pull him off.
Tsume, Hige, and Blue tried to help but were held back by Kito and Sarge. "Don't interfere…you will see the result soon." Kito replied. "He needs our help!" yelled an angry Tsume. "We can't let Kiba die," replied Tobe while whimpering. "He won't die young pup," said Sarge calmly. "The battle will end soon." They all watched as Coal and Kiba fight on a little longer then Sylvia ran up to them both, grabbed their skin with her teeth, and flung them both apart quickly with ease. "COAL THAT'S ENOUGH!" yelled Sylvia angrily, while stepping over Coal and pinning her ears at him. Coal laid still, his wounds deep, and said weakly, "forgive me Sylvia…I just…I was trying to protect you." Licking on his wounds a little she replied softly, "Settle and I will forgive. Now I must tend to both of your wounds and Kiba's as well. Coal stayed down as Sylvia rubbed a leaf across his body then went to Kiba and did the same.
Both Sarge and Kito moved out of the way, allowing Tsume, Tobe, Hige, and Blue to run to Kiba to help him. As they helped Kiba, Sarge went to Coal and whispered, "What is wrong with you? Why attack Kiba?" Coal sighed, then got up while saying quietly, "follow me…I need to tell you something that I have kept secret for years now." Sarge followed Coal towards a big pile of snow that had fallen from the tree next to it. "So tell me what's going on Coal…why did you attack Kiba? And what do you have to tell me that is secret?" asked Sarge getting frustrated. Coal hesitated at first then said, "I'm in love with Sylvia, Sarge…I don't know what to do. That's why I attacked Kiba…I just…I wanted to protect her from harm Sarge." Sarge closed his eyes, his scar on his right eye started to bleed a little, then he sighed while saying, "Coal you KNOW we can't fall for her. She is the princess of our whole pack even back at home. Your forbidden and you know that better than anyone. Don't tell Kito or he will have your hide or the king's guards back at home will. My advice is to NOT fall in love with her." Coal nodded then the two of them walked back to the packs, quietly.