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r rough and unkempt. His clothes were ragged, but he lo

t the night out here alone," he

to have read my thoughts, he grinned. "Heard information about a

that day replaying in my h

ists, where the faint burns

eft as an identification fo

"Ah. Banished." He tilted h

r. Not like I o

Fair enough. My

name felt dangerous, but

ele

ing closer. "You loo

my chin. "

you are. But out here? You

another figure emerged

en but had a cold stare a

, who i

n replied "Which means

ver me. Then she sighed.

elp," I snapped, sur

. Then let's see how long

iven waited for a second, then shrugged. "Try not

ering if it was a great id

weren't all mindless beasts. At least from what I'v

austion. I had to learn how to find edible pla

mistake. I ate something that m

o a shallow ravine, cutting my leg open on a jagged rock. The wound b

, willing my body to heal faster. My wolf was weak, injure

so easily. He hadn't he

r - the way he had banished

d to survive fuels each time I

ld have

, it har

he rogues again, I was

owing sluggish and weak. The hunger made me careless, made m

ead of the group, wat

thing, I see

oring the way my vision swayed

to ask you the same

s crossed her arms. "You

sily she could

th another ro

something toward me. A small cloth-wrapped bundle lande

ried and

itated

ed. "Because

nsters. Contrary to what pack wolves like

llowed

dug into

't leave a

isappear, sometimes bringing food, sometimes just watching. The

didn't

ange back-and-forth, Riven sighed

ly not dying anytime soon, and you've got some figh

ing called

plied. The words tast

yebrow. "Not much

ts. "I wasn't give

ne." Dara sai

nd and frowned

han most pack wolves would. But if you keep wandering aimlessly, something will

ch a simpl

ed to s

uld s

y that I will be ne

e since being cast out

u want from

xchanged glances,

d. "Each of us lost a pack, just like

do the same,

in slightl

rowed confuse

al sense. But a unit. A group of wolves who watch

lo

me, wrapping around

ned on me. I had been alone since my pack had

thing again, even someth

t something I cou

y, the rogues were the cause of my predicament. So, tru

don't." and he smirk

re was no deceit in them, not like the other r

I said. "