The Wolf- Chapter two

I ran back to my hollow, where my wife and cubs were waiting eagerly for me. As soon as I came down the tunnel to the hollow I was took dow to the ground by four grey cubs. Three girls and a boy. The girls were named, Allie,Rose, and Thorn. The small boy was called Ripper, after my father, Ripper the first. My son was Ripper the second.1

I could feel the tugging of my skin, and it felt comforting that I knew my cubs were growing up to be big and strong. As they jumped all over me, I thought about what had happened whilst I was on ,y mission for the master.2

I had went to the village where Riplot had sent me, I intended to do well. But things didn't go exactly to plan. I.... I didn't kill the human. I tried, but there were just too many men to take on. I was ashamed at what I had done, when I left the village, because I was a coward. I felt that I couldn't say that I had not done the deed when I went to see the master, so I am in the wrong for that. I should have satyed and killed the human. It is in the law of our clan, that a wolf must fight till the death, but I just couldn't do it. 3

I pretended to be overjoyed, so that my wife didn't ask me what was wrong, and while I was in the hollow, I just couldn't look her in the eye, I couldn't lie to her, so I didn't say anything.4

"Daddy, Daddy!" I head the cubs yell, but the sound of their voices was in the distance, because I was still thinking of what I had done.5

We lay down for a while and just relaxed, letting our fur be soothed by the win coming in from the top of the burrow. Ripper piped up suddenly, "Hey, dad. Erm... can you take me out into the field out back and help me hunt for rabbits?"6

"Not today son," I replied, tired. "Maybe tomorow, eh?"7

Ripper agreed but he didn't look very happy about it. When it was time for him to go to bed, he howled and howled himself out, before laying down and drifting into sleep.8

Aggot, my wife, was busy making a fire with some oak leaves and sticks from the trees outsode of the hollow. "Hare or Pidgeon?" she asked me, holding one of the dead animals in each hand. It was quite a silly question, but I didn't like to make her upset. "Hare." I replied, pointing at the creature.9

Howls and yells sounded as I heard the running of paws coming into the hollow. I told Aggot to hide and I would handle them, and I had an uncomftarble who it was. 10

Two wolves came into the hollow, they were sturdy, and well built, with great big teeth. It was the CSP. The Camp's Secret Police!