Aquila

The aging lupine made his painful way towards the den. Arthritis had taken hold of his hind limbs long ago, but now it was growing in intensity. Aquila paused infront of the den entrance a moment, sniffing at the stale air before slowly crouching his worn body down so he could crawl in. He didn't go very far into the tunnel before managing to turn about and lie down so that he could still see the sky and trees from the entrance. As his eyes began to close, he thought about all those in the past he had known who were no longer with him; Raven Shadow, Blizzard, and Autumn, his three adopted pups, dead. Lilac and Luna; dead. Where was Shika? Firewalker, Stormfalcon... before his thoughts could travel further, he was asleep.

Shika

She padded through the main tt and reached the den site. She scent Aquila and immidiatly ran inside the den. She saw he was asleep and darted over and pawed at his face to perhapes awaken him from his deep slumber. "Aquila..."

Aquila

It took a moment, but his eyes finally flickered open. He didn't try to lift his head as he sniffed at the furry creature that pawed at his face. For a moment he was puzzled, then it came to him by scent. "Shika!" His tail thumped once against the ground, "I was worried about you." he said, still not lifting his head or making any effort to move.

Shika

She noticed his lack of movement but ignored that for now. "Aquila I am so sorry for being gone awhile... but I missed you! I wasnt sure if I'd find yu here because I smelt new wolves in the terrain." She says happily and rubs her face against his to greet him as cat greeting.

Aquila

He smiled, "Don't worry about it. Have you found your mother yet? Or met any friends?" he questioned, then added, "Taijya is our new alpha. I'm not sure who else lives here; I think there was a squabble with one of the members recently."

Shika

She smiled. "No actually I havent and no to the second question to. Does anyone else I still know live here. I didnt bother to check because I came to find you first." She says smiling.

Aquila

"The only one I know now is Nike." Aquila replied, sounding a bit reasured that he remebered the wolf. "Yes, I know he is your friend. But... please be careful with the others. Taijya is a great alpha, but I don't know how she'll take to you." he warned, looking at the fuzzy image before him. But a pleasant smile still stuck to his whitened muzzle. Then another thing came to mind, "I'm not sure how our food here is. I'm sure there something in our caches at least, if you're hungry."

Shika

She nods. "Dont worry. I'll be careful. Anyway youre here so I am not worried. I will go see Nike next." She said. She knew Aquila was old but didnt want to think about him ever passing on. Shed like to think hed be here forever though she knew it wasnt possible. "Dont worry. Im not all that hungrey as of now." She said as she walked beside him and layed down near her freind.

Shika

She stood and looked to Aquila. "Ill be right back. I want to go say hello to Nike." She said then padded to the main packlands.