Story

Unknown PoV

Sometimes, we have to make sacrifices for the greater good.

I never did that.

I thought I did.

This is my story. This is everyone's story.

Welcome to our world.

Prologue
Runner's PoV

"Are we going to be here forever, waiting for our home to kill us, Leopard?!" A tan wolf screeched.

"Runner, shut it. They will come out in a minute. They'll tell us what is happening and what we are doing." The wolf called Leopard sounded dangerously uncertain.

Nearly every wolf in the colony was surrounding the Leader's Concilium. The Concilium was a brown, shabby tent. It was only used for dire emergencies, and every leader in the colony and the one healer was in there.

Runner wanted to run in there and tear out all their eyeballs.

At last, after what seemed like the entire day to Runner, the leaders and healer emerged from the tent.

The roar of questions from wolves was deafening.

"CALM DOWN EVERYONE!" That was Brin, the head leader. Runner swore.

"We have consulted the gods, and have decided what we must do. Please tell them, Ash." Brin said.

Ash was the healer. Runner hated her.

Ash nodded. "There will be four chosen pups. They will grow up together, and they will find a new home for the colony. This is what must happen if we are to survive."

"WHAT?!" Runner and Leopard said in unison. "WHY DO WE NEED TO WAIT FOR PUPS TO GROW UP, AND THEN LEAVE FOR A JOURNEY WHO KNOWS WOULD TAKE HOW LONG?" Runner screeched. "Wouldn't it be easier if we all left to search?"

Ash and the leaders were unfazed. "It's what to be done. The gods have said this is the way."

"No, you say this is the way. Why don't you let us all consult the gods?" Leopard said.

All the wolves began to murmur to one another.

"Leaders and Healers have been chosen to be messengers to the gods since the beginning of time! Wolves of lesser rank would burn up if they were to communicate with them." Flurry, another leader, said.

Runner hated them. She wanted them all to die. So did Leopard.

Leopard and Runner glared at them for a few seconds, then departed from the crowd.

The leaders smirked to one another, but Ash looked down at her paws.

A few days later, Runner and Leopard were both found dead. The two she-wolf lovers had apparently strayed too far from the colony and poisoned by one of the noxious clouds. Many wolves found this suspicious, but the leaders just shrugged it off. Meanwhile, the chosen pups were being raised and trained together.

Chapter One
Alder's PoV

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