We cut the meat and mom let me do it to understand, she thought I was right and we emptied the bears, their skin was washed and tanned while chewing and we tried to cook them with herbs and on the spit.

The smell was succulent, the others were cut up and put in a hole full of salt, covered with fir branches.

The meat was salted! And miracle, the meat did not rot any more! we could make reserves.

Mama: "And when the meat is all hard with the salt, what will you do?"

"We will desalinate it in a pool of salt water or a hollow stone of water and then we will cook the meat."

"Okay," said Mom, "I'll follow you."

Then she left me with poof! be careful she shouted to me! I return to the high sun as usual.

Then I left with a basket that I made to carry salt or catch fish

I sewed leather straps to make a bag! very practical, mom has one too and finds it practical. She can put small preys in it and have her paws free to hunt. We get by quite well with the two of us, three with poof!

Then, GRRRRR! I see a big white wolf: "GRRWWOOARl, ha," I understand what he says:

"You are made monster!"

"You others, close the trap!"

And behind me, 4 other huge wolves start to growl, preventing me from running away. I look up and I see lots of big branches blocking my way.

On my left 2 other wolves and on my right 2 other wolves:

I try to speak to them : "You have set a trap for me, wolves !"

All surprised, the white wolf spoke: "Ah, it is the first time that a prey speaks!"

"Why are you attacking me? I have not done you any harm and I have food on me to share!"

White wolf : "We have nothing against you personally but we are angry at your mother who took my child!"

Then Pouff, jumped out of a bush and showed his fangs to defend me! He put himself between me and the big wolf.

"GRRR, Back off, wolves! Obsidian is my big sister! Don't hurt her!"

Canine: "You are alive! I know you by your smell! you are my son! I am your mommy!"

Then the wolves jumped on Pouff who did not understand anything and then looked at me!

Me :" Pouff, it is possible! It is your mom, Pouff!"

Pouff :But it's not Ombrine?"

Me: "No, Ombrine is my mommy but you are Canine's!"

GRRR: Canine: "Explain yourself Dragonne! And be careful not to lie at 9 to 1 you have no chance and we'll get you before your dear mommy comes to save you!"

"Pouf is my friend and little brother! I raised him in the cave. Mommy wanted me to learn to hunt and brought Pouff to me to kill him but he was too cute and I took him as my companion and little brother. We hunt together all the time.

I catch him and fly with him!"

Canine: "Is she nice to you? Did she hurt you?"

Pouff: "Never!, she is very nice and Ombrine is also nice to me. She lets me sleep under her wings with Obsidian. But you're my real mom then. Why didn't Obsidian say anything?"

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"This is the first time I've met wolves. Canine, you must be happy to have your son back. I'm sorry for what my mom did to you! I'm sorry."

Canine: "I see that you are a good girl and that you are not a monster and that my son, although separated from us, has had a happy life thanks to you. I thank you for this but I am very angry with your mother.

Because she was also kind to my son, we will spare you today! And you will come with us. By the way, his name is not Pouff, which is a child's name, but Moon! You will call him by his name.

Now you will have to do like us and forbidden to steal! Learn to hunt like us and you and Moon will have to pass the Wolf test to be recognized among us.

Go and tell your mother, but Moon will stay with us now. He has a lot to catch up on."

I returned to the camp near my mother and explained to her. She cried but said it was a good idea. If something happened to her, at least I wouldn't be alone with the wolves and it's better to be friends with them than enemies!

I spent the night embraced in the wings of mom then came the night call.

OOUUUUOO. Said the wolves and Canine was waiting for me. I fled joined by Moon and I joined a big trap sheltering small caves which sheltered the families of wolves. Young people, their mothers and others, warriors and rodeurs then the couple of elders who presided over their council. Canine told me never to upset the elder or the warriors. "They always eat first and the second warrior, just below the elder guides and gives the signal for the hunt.

The hunt is always collective. If you are still hungry after the hunt, you can take small prey to eat. You will go and sit behind the big stone with Moon who will teach you what he has been taught.

Here you are a wolf, you live wolf, you breathe wolf, you eat wolf. You don't fly, you don't blow.

Fang and claw only!

Think of it as training if you were prevented from flying or injured!

If you anger a warrior, you submit by showing your belly or crawling in front of him! He may bite you but accept the punishment. Even the dumbest of us quickly understood after a few bites!"

After a few days, my leg muscles were aching from running, running, and running, but I was fast. We flanked large prey and with my claws I held on and pressed with all my weight and the capture was easy.

I learned to hunt in a pack, to respect the silence, to follow a scent, a track, the group life and the wolves became one by one my friends.

And from friends, they became a second family. I went to see my mom after a few days and I flew with her to comfort her for being all alone. Then I reassured her that my training with the wolves would end.

Then I was asked to look after the cubs. I did so with merit.

And more wolves approached, from another tribe. Threatening.

"GRRR, what is a dragon doing with young wolves? is she going to eat them?"

"Grrr, Dragon, release those young wolves" and to their astonishment, the young ones got behind me a dragon!

I spread my wings downwards as if to make a shield to protect them.

Whip: "My name is Whip and we are taking this territory. Dragon, go away and you'll be safe! Leave the kids to us, I promise we won't hurt them!"

Me : "On my life": GRRRR and I showed my teeth.

6 grey wolves surrounded me and I told the youngsters to go back to the cave.

"This is our territory, the territory of the White Fangs and I am part of the Pack!"

Whip:" Did you hear that? HAHAHA, A dragon who thinks he's a wolf?! HAHAHAHA"

I spun around and looked at Whip and we spun around in a circle, ready to pounce on each other!

Without taking his eyes off me, Whip made a sign to the others to jump on me, all fangs out. Then I dodged the melee with a terrific tail slamming into the wind and hitting the side of 3 wolves. They were thrown violently against the walls of the cave. Stunned and squealing with their tails between their legs, they withdrew from the fight.

Whip took the opportunity to jump on my neck and planted his fangs at the base of my head, where it is the most fragile. I used my horns to prevent the fangs from penetrating and killing me by destroying my skull.

I swung my neck towards the stone and my horns stuck in the wolf who immediately let go. Two other wolves jumped on me but after one or two claws, they understood who was the strongest!

Then a howl and the Grey Wolf arrived with the pack.

"Well done Obsidian, you have passed your test.

Whip is my little brother and he founded his pack a few years ago on another territory. We help each other with the trials we have to organize.

You beat up the fighters but you proved yourself worthy of a female of the clan! Here is a canine from one of our ancestors that proves you are one of us. If you are in trouble you can come and take refuge, but if we are in trouble, you must come and help us."

And so I took leave of my second family in the forest! I made a small hole and put a leather strap through the tooth and I wear it as a pendant now. And I am proud to wear it.

My Mom, welcomed me with joy and I was proud.

Then we lay down in the cave near the wolves and fell asleep together.

At dawn, Mom was up, sitting on her hindquarters, her tail bent forward and her front paws pressed to straighten her out, and she was looking up to the sky:

"Honey, you have grown a lot, not in size but in technique. I have nothing left to teach you and I'm sorry.

You can handle yourself and if you want to go out and explore the world and make your own cave OUUUAAAHHH" ,(Cry Cry)!

I jumped on mom to hug her tightly with my little paws: "Mommy dearest, I will never leave you! I love you I love you I love you!"

We remained leaning head against head like that for a long time and then she gave me all the affection that a mother can give to her child.

And one day,

""SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSShhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

BAAANG!

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII""

A terrible noise split the sky, leaving a white trail: Triangular arrows split the sky.

1 passed, then 2 then 3 then 4 and all went in the same direction

We went to take refuge in our first cave, in height, very in height!

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They have threatened to shoot down any civilian or military aircraft flying in the area.

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