Where IS everybody?" Thunderbolt wondered.
"Good question." Howl said while scanning their surroundings.
Shadow looked around too.
"Something's not right." Thunderbolt whispered.
Suddenly, Shadow bowed down shamefully, then said, "I'm sorry...."
Scratch looks at the black wolf confusedly, and before he could say a word, he was suddenly knocked unconscious.
"Hey!" Thunderbolt screamed.
A strange hooded figure came around him and hit him in the head, knocking him out along with Howl, who was trying to come to his rescue.
Shadow stood by himself in the room, surrounded by a group of decaying wolves. The hooded figure dropped the large stone and transformed herself into her decaying self. She walked towards Shadow and smiled.
"Well done, Shadow. VERY well done." She cackled.
"That was PERFECT!" A wolf standing next to her howled. "Oooooh, you should've seen the look on their faces!"
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"Did you, DID YOU?" Screamed another wolf.
"Just leave me be..." Shadow pleaded.
"Aww, come on! That was quite the show! You really didn't like it, Alpha?" The first wolf in front of him teased.
Everyone but Shadow laughed.
"Oh, the Mistress will be pleased!"
The second wolf then began to ask the first wolf, "Where do we need to drag them?"
"Wait until she arrives." The first wolf replied, then turned her gaze back to Shadow.
"Shadow, are you hungry? The hunters found a good sized buck! I'm sure with how long your journey took you, you must be famished!"
"I'm okay, thanks." Shadow mumbled.
The decaying wolf laughed. "Oh, I understand...your stomach must've shrunk so much from eating nothing but scrawny animals, you barely have an appetite anymore. I'll save you the heart!"
The wolf turned around and saw Shadow's unconscious friends, and howled.
The large pack came closer to her, one wolf came up to her and tilted his head. She didn't pay any attention to him though, her gaze fell upon one of the wolves further away from the crowd. "Oi!" She shouted.
The lone wolf heard her and she trotted up to her.
"You! Send the messengers out! Lady Scarlett needs to get the good news."
"But, you're not the Alpha." The small wolf complained, then turned to Shadow.
"But I'm the Beta! Go send the messengers on their way! Now!" The young wolf looked at Shadow again, as if waiting for his approval.
Shadow nodded.
The Beta wolf turned once again to Shadow. "I'm sorry Shadow, I'll leave you alone....you must need plenty of rest. Don't worry, once we get word from her Mistress, we'll take care of the boys."
Shadow didn't say a word, he only let her do as she promised.
Hopefully this won't last very long for his friends.