Abigale, Rollin, & Timber

Abigale slowed to a steady trot as she came to the ranch. She had a bad feeling about Black Fyre killing that man, and only hoped her masters wouldn't find out. But she trusted them to protect her and the others.

Rollin padded up the porch and laid down. He and Abigale came too late to hear the howl from Koren.

Timber began to sniff about in the snow, after catching scent of a mouse burrowing through it. As he nosed about for the rodent, he spoke to Shimmer, "Are you alright, Shimmer? That stupid man! It deserved him right for that black wolf to kill him."

Shimmer

She limped in her paw stung though from the large scrape. She stopped and sat on the porch. "Yeh I am alright and that man did deserve it but I am afraid we might get in trouble for attacking him." She admits. She scratches the door hoping Martha would come out.

Ivy

The pup runs into the yard, "BECCA AND KOREN ARE IN TROUBLE!" she says breathlessly, "there at the Cow Pasture, I think some wolves are trying to attack the cows!"

Martha

Martha came outside, and quickly noticed Shimmer's injured leg. Saying some sympathizing human words, she kneels down and strokes Shimmer's head. But now that Shimmer was not such a young pup anymore, Martha couldn't easily pick her up. So the woman beckoned Shimmer to follow her as she went back inside, to the kitchen.

Shimmer

She wagged her tail as Martha pet her and she limped into the kitchen and sat. Perhaps Martha would realize that her and Timber had been caught by a mean human for her wound was no bite from another animal that shed fight to protect the livestock.

Ivy

The pup padded up and sat on the porch, "what happened to Shimmer?"

-Howl-

A long deadly howl told the farm that the sheep were in danger, the loud stamps of the sheep stampeding was also a good hint as well. It was Koda, she had done this once before, and now Becca was in trouble. the howl began to fade, and eventually stopped, but the rumbling continued.

Shimmer

She heard the howl. Martha hadn't fixed up her leg yet but the howl was desperate so she ran outside to the sheep pasture.

Timber, Abigale, Rollin, Martha, & John

Martha was just about to clean Shimmer's wound when she ran off. Timber, Abigale, and Rollin all heard the howl as well, and headed for the Sheep Pasture. Before leaving, Timber glanced back at Ivy, "I'll tell you what happened to Shimmer's leg when I get back!"

John and Martha did hear the howl as well, but Martha wasn't one to rush out and see what the commotion was about, unless it sounded dire. John, on the other hand, was hurrying to get his boots and coat on, as well as snatch up his riffle. "I'll be right back Mom!" he called as well and hurried outside. Unlike the canines who could run across the hardened snow, John had to trudge through it. It would take him a while to get to the pasture.

Meanwhile, with nothing better to do, Martha picked up the newspaper to read...

Ivy

She heard the howl and went off after the others...