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Lian.
Lian looked to the pack leader. “Are they staying behind?” he asked.
The pack leader whimpered and nodded at Lian.
Lian stared at the pack leader. “He must know they are going to die… for me.”
Lian tried to fight the tears back but was unsuccessful. He walked to the pack leader and dropped to his knees as they streamed down his face.
Lian wrapped his arms around the wolf’s neck. “You don’t have to do this!” said Lian. “You don’t have to die for me! They don’t have to die for me! I’m sorry!”
The wolf rubbed the side of his furry head against Lian’s and pulled away. He licked the tears from Lian’s cheeks, then simply nodded his head at Lian and gripped his shirt with his teeth, tugging him back toward the mountain path. Lian stood and looked to the other four wolves surrounding him. They all nodded their heads at him as well.
Lian closed his eyes tightly and shook his head. “Alright. Let’s get out of here then.”
The wolves howled and yapped in agreement, ready to set off along the mountain path.
Lian and the wolves journeyed up the mountain path quickly.
Lian looked back to the forest to see it all ablaze. “It’s all going to be destroyed…” he said quietly before raising his voice to a shout, “They are burning it all!”
The pack leader whimpered and howled as they ran farther along the path. The skies grew darker. The green hue from the clouds and the glow from the fires below lit the valley. Lian looked to the village, seeing the green orb and the bright lights clashing within it. The path began to narrow the farther up they climbed. The temperature began to drop as well.
Lian took note of the narrowed path and cooler air. “We’re nearing the cave,” he thought.
Lian and his unlikely companions heard a deafening boom that vibrated the mountains themselves. The ground quivered beneath their feet. Lian looked back to the village to see the barrier completely dispersed. A beastly roar from the village echoed throughout the valley. Dreathous was free.
Lian and the wolves reached the crack in the mountain wall that led to the ancient chamber. The leader stopped at the entrance and turned to face Lian and his protectors. He snapped and snarled, then let out a whimper as if he was commanding them for the last time and saying goodbye. Nodding their furry heads, they all let out a whine and turned to face back down the mountain path. They trotted a short way back down the path and laid down, watching the path for signs of any who would pursue Lian. The pack leader trotted over to the crevice in the wall and started squeeze in. Lian waited patiently for his protector to enter. In the distance, faint howls could be heard. Lian looked down the path. The wolves at the base of the mountain were about to engage an enemy. Lian stared into the distance, straining to see. He heard a snap and a growl. The pack leader was motioning for him to enter the cave. Lian nodded and squeezed into the crevice.
He emerged into darkness, unable to see anything. The pack leader brushed his long, bushy tail against Lian’s hand and let out a yap.
Lian slowly gripped the wolf’s tail. “Do you want me to hold onto your tail?”
The wolf barked briefly in agreement.
Lian smiled slightly. “I understand. You can see in here. Alright. I trust you.”
The wolf walked slowly, leading Lian through the darkness. His long, razor-like claws clicked against the rock floor of the cave. The wolf slowly led Lian onto the narrow stone bridge. A cool breeze traveled up from the pits of the chasm, caressing Lian’s skin.
Lian stopped as a cold chill paralyzed his body. “We…” he stuttered. “We are over the bottomless pit, aren’t we?”
The wolf whined a bit and stepped forward, tugging at Lian.
Lian stood still. “I’m scared, I can’t see.”
The wolf howled and tugged again. Lian slowly took a
Lian looked to the pack leader. “Are they staying behind?” he asked.
The pack leader whimpered and nodded at Lian.
Lian stared at the pack leader. “He must know they are going to die… for me.”
Lian tried to fight the tears back but was unsuccessful. He walked to the pack leader and dropped to his knees as they streamed down his face.
Lian wrapped his arms around the wolf’s neck. “You don’t have to do this!” said Lian. “You don’t have to die for me! They don’t have to die for me! I’m sorry!”
The wolf rubbed the side of his furry head against Lian’s and pulled away. He licked the tears from Lian’s cheeks, then simply nodded his head at Lian and gripped his shirt with his teeth, tugging him back toward the mountain path. Lian stood and looked to the other four wolves surrounding him. They all nodded their heads at him as well.
Lian closed his eyes tightly and shook his head. “Alright. Let’s get out of here then.”
The wolves howled and yapped in agreement, ready to set off along the mountain path.
Lian and the wolves journeyed up the mountain path quickly.
Lian looked back to the forest to see it all ablaze. “It’s all going to be destroyed…” he said quietly before raising his voice to a shout, “They are burning it all!”
The pack leader whimpered and howled as they ran farther along the path. The skies grew darker. The green hue from the clouds and the glow from the fires below lit the valley. Lian looked to the village, seeing the green orb and the bright lights clashing within it. The path began to narrow the farther up they climbed. The temperature began to drop as well.
Lian took note of the narrowed path and cooler air. “We’re nearing the cave,” he thought.
Lian and his unlikely companions heard a deafening boom that vibrated the mountains themselves. The ground quivered beneath their feet. Lian looked back to the village to see the barrier completely dispersed. A beastly roar from the village echoed throughout the valley. Dreathous was free.
Lian and the wolves reached the crack in the mountain wall that led to the ancient chamber. The leader stopped at the entrance and turned to face Lian and his protectors. He snapped and snarled, then let out a whimper as if he was commanding them for the last time and saying goodbye. Nodding their furry heads, they all let out a whine and turned to face back down the mountain path. They trotted a short way back down the path and laid down, watching the path for signs of any who would pursue Lian. The pack leader trotted over to the crevice in the wall and started squeeze in. Lian waited patiently for his protector to enter. In the distance, faint howls could be heard. Lian looked down the path. The wolves at the base of the mountain were about to engage an enemy. Lian stared into the distance, straining to see. He heard a snap and a growl. The pack leader was motioning for him to enter the cave. Lian nodded and squeezed into the crevice.
He emerged into darkness, unable to see anything. The pack leader brushed his long, bushy tail against Lian’s hand and let out a yap.
Lian slowly gripped the wolf’s tail. “Do you want me to hold onto your tail?”
The wolf barked briefly in agreement.
Lian smiled slightly. “I understand. You can see in here. Alright. I trust you.”
The wolf walked slowly, leading Lian through the darkness. His long, razor-like claws clicked against the rock floor of the cave. The wolf slowly led Lian onto the narrow stone bridge. A cool breeze traveled up from the pits of the chasm, caressing Lian’s skin.
Lian stopped as a cold chill paralyzed his body. “We…” he stuttered. “We are over the bottomless pit, aren’t we?”
The wolf whined a bit and stepped forward, tugging at Lian.
Lian stood still. “I’m scared, I can’t see.”
The wolf howled and tugged again. Lian slowly took a
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