Chapter 6
Suddenly a furry ball of grey and black leaped at Sunrise's eyes and in surprise she toppled over. "Whoa!" She snarled but realized the little creature was of no threat to her. It gazed up at the RainWing through large unblinking eyes. "Phew..." Sunrise let out a sigh of relief. The little creature wiggled its nose and sniffed Sunrise's chest. "Hey! I could eat you! You're either brave or just really stupid," she laughed and pushed the rabbit away from her. "Go on. "This rabbit shouldn't have to die. Besides, it's hardly enough to fill a dragon's stomach Sunrise thought to herself. Sunrise turned away and continued to walk through the sea of fog shrouding the trees. She kept walking but noticed a noise that followed her steps. She abruptly stopped and bared her teeth to the fog behind her. Sunrise waited and through the grey mist the little rabbit came hopping along at peace with itself. "You again? "Sunrise snorted and kept barreling her way through the undergrowth. Once again, the noise followed her, and she rolled her eyes. "What?!" Sunrise yelled causing a few birds to skittishly take flight. The little bunny itched its ear and blinked once at her. Sunrise flicked her tail and shrugged deciding to ignore the insolent animal. With each rise and fall of the moons the rabbit stayed with Sunrise, never failing to come hopping along. "You're just like a shadow following me EVERYWHERE!" She roared one night, and the little rabbit proceeded to twitch its whiskers. "You know what Shadow?" She said a bit mockingly. "Shadow...Shadow's a good name. Oh, camel spit! Why would I name a little rabbit?" Sunrise looked at the rabbit and a wave of pain overcame her. "Maybe I'd name a rabbit because...because I've been lonely for my whole life and maybe I just need a friend." Sunrise whispered softly and from then on never said a word of complaint about Shadow.
