Some minutes have passed and the rabbit is still in his hole.

Scare him out! Max demandes.

A howl came from his friend and the rabbit squeaked, hopping out of his hiding place and running through the trees.

That was when Thunderbolt made his move, dodging every branch. Until finally, he went in for the kill.

Howl and Max laughed with relief.

Thunderbolt came back to them with the limp rabbit in his hand.

"Well done." Shadow said.

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After their small meal, Max wandered off a little ways. He wanted to see the stars tonight.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Msx turned around and saw Shadow. The black wolf sat right next to him and looked up.

"They're beautiful tonight, aren't they?" Shadow said.

Max nods.

Shadow sighs peacefully. "I'm sorry about earlier."

Max looked at him. "For what?"

"It's not easy for me to trust people."

Max didn't know what to say, he only turned his gaze back to the stars.

"Ever since I left my sister, I've been on my own. Back then, I would hang out with EVERYBODY, things have changed for me ever since I became cursed. I couldn't trust anyone......but, you proved me wrong."

When Shadow got up, Max noticed the deep claw marks he left on him the other day.

Damn, I really do scratch hard. Shadow stopped and looked back at him. "You'll be known for it. Honor what you are."

When Shadow left, Max thought hard about his newly given name.

Maybe it's not stupid after all, he's right, it WILL come in handy.

Scratch, huh?