Date Posted:10:02:14 03/20/03 Thu Author: Ren, Nightfire and Enigma Subject: >>shadows in the flames<< In reply to:
Crimson
's message, "..::The Red::.." on 14:35:11 03/19/03 Wed
>>the large black frame of the male jerked, torn between his pups, his future, and his mate that ran from him. he stood still for a moment, his face stony and his eyes unreadable. as the red-black female disappeared from sight, he turned his head and walked back to the pups. without uttering a word or even with a nuzzle for his children, he lay on the cold, muddy ground and closed tired eyes. remembering his charges, one eye cracked open and watched for danger<<
].the female, awakening from her slumber, watched her mother run to the mountains. confused, she let out a small whimper and walked, tail between black legs, to the recumbent form of her father. huffing a minute sigh, she lay between his front legs and returned to sleep.[
:the male, sleep evading his young mind, stood straight. he, too, watched his mother run away, unnerving red-orange eyes sharper than the other's. a cold gust of wind swept through the valley, and he shivered involuntarily. with the quietest of howls, the large pup turned and sat beside his sister and father. lamp-like eyes surveyed these lands, ready for anything:
