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Date Posted: 04:26:44 12/05/02 Thu
Author: Pilgrim
Subject: ~ + ~ [A weary Pilgrim on the Road] ~ + ~
In reply to: Jezebel 's message, "`~A tear falls~`" on 18:14:23 12/04/02 Wed

He trotted up to the vast expanse of land, his homeland. Then, he saw his father, he howled, a voice mixed with happiness and sorrow. He ran to the wolf?s side and bowed his head, in formal greeting of his elder and father. ?Father, I am so glad to see you. But what happened?? He had seen the scars and his father?s weariness. ?I have been gone for far too long. Binne Glortha and I have been wandering far and having adventures. We left soon after you did. We went to the outskirts of the human land and saw their queer ways, not to be rude to you, father.? He bowed his head again. He saw his sister and brightened, she was so beautiful from last he saw her, and his brother, so strong with muscles rippling under his coat. He wondered if he could beat his brother in a match of wrestling, but he was not thinking of wrestling now, how could he? He licked his father?s wounds, ?I hope you are not in too much pain, father, for I have much to tell you.? He looked around for his beautiful mother, his sister gave him a look that plainly told him that she had gone to get help for her mate. He nodded in understanding, and turned back to his father. He smiled at how noble his father looked, even in injury, but his eyes were not smiling. They were glazed and gave a far-off look, and one was misted over permanently-he was blind in one eye. He had seen far too much of the brutal world before he became blind, far too much killing, most of all. He took a deep breath, ?Father?? He choked on his words and all he could whisper was, ?Poachers?? He dropped his head and turned away, too proud to let his father, sister, and brother see him cry. Silver tears dripped down his ?hooded? face. The black stripe on his back had become larger and covered his eyes and seemed to drape down his sides, heaving with trying to hold back tears. His sister, the only one with whom he had a great camaraderie, was gone. She had been taken months back, and he had almost lost his life as well, he got away with loosing the sight in his one eye. He had wandered far in pain, both mental and physical. He had gotten used to accepting that he would be alone, but then he found himself stumbling back into his homeland. Now he knew he would be alone, for what female would want a half-blind mate? He would stay with his father and help him.
He lay down on a ridge close to where his father was and waited for either the tale of what happened or for his mother to come back.

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