TIME FOR ROLEPLAY!!!!!!! discussion

Kell trotted out of the woods, carrying a rabbit in his mouth. He noticed Fern lying under a bush and trotted towards her. Once he reached her, he put the rabbit down on the ground and pushed it towards her. "I thought you might be hungry," he said.

"You're welcome," he said. He sat down and looked up as a sparrow flew overhead. "How are you today?"

Kell pulled the rabbit towards him and started eating the rest of it. It took him a minute to realize that she'd spoken to him. "Today's been pretty good to me. Nothing bad's happened, but nothing too exciting has happened either. Do you have any plans for today?" He was bored and had nothing to do. A bored Kell was not good. Even though he was three years old, he still had an affinity for getting into trouble.

Well, there went that idea of going along with her wherever she was going. "Would you like to come with me on a border patrol?" He asked, suddenly thinking of the idea. Maybe they would come across an invading patrol from ShadowPack, and would get the chance to run them off. That idea sounded really good at the moment.

Kell stood up, but not before stretching. "How about we patrol the border along ShadowPack?" He suggested. Although the chances of being invaded were slim, one never knew what might happen.

Kell took off after her, his long strides allowing him to catch up to her easily. A grin crossed his face. This would be fun!

The dark grey wolf increased his speed, trying to stay alongside her. His nose picked up the scents of deer, rabbits, the various wolves of the pack, and the occasional vole. He didn't smell any scent that shouldn't be there.

Kell growled playfully as she pulled ahead. There was no way he'd lose. He increased his speed so that he was beside her, matching her stride for stride.

Kell thought he smelled ShadowPack and skidded to a stop. "Is it just me or do you smell ShadowPack?" It could be because they were near the border, but he didn't think so.

"Do you think we should investigate?" He asked.

Kell nodded and crept forward. His ears pricked up at the sound of rustling grass. He growled at the noise.

Kell stayed in the shadows, his dark grey fur allowing him to almost blend in. He was about to leap on whatever was making the bushes rustle, when a rabbit hopped out of the bushes, causing him to jump backwards.

"Nice kill," Kell commented. He shook out his fur, trying to calm down from the scare. "Should we continue on along the border or…" He glanced sideways at Fern, a grin on his face. "Or do we venture into ShadowPack territory?" Sure it might get them into trouble, but what was life without a bit of fun and danger?

"I'll take that as a yes," he muttered. He ran after her, wanting to make it to the border first.

Kell leapt after her, narrowly falling into the river as he slightly misjudged the jump. Gaining his balance, he looked around at the ShadowPack side of the river. "So now that we're on this side, what do you say that we go deeper in?" He asked, never having been on this side before. Not the smartest thing to suggest, but he didn't mind getting into trouble at the moment. He wanted to investigate!

Kell trotted after her, his eyes wandering around. He stuck close to her, not wanting to get lost. Of course, being behind her meant that he got to secretly admire her. To be honest (not that he'd ever tell anybody), he had a crush on her. Although he wasn't sure if she felt the same way. If she didn't, that was okay. He'd find someone else.

Kell smiled back and sped up a bit so that they were walking side-by-side. "It's a nice day," he said, trying to start a conversation.

Kell opened his mouth to reply and tripped over a root, not realizing it was there. He fell head over heels and lay sprawled in the dirt, the breath knocked out of him.

Kell growled playfully once he regained his breath. "Let's see how you like this," he said, leaping at her.

((I have to go. I'll be back in ten minutes.))

((And I'm back))

Kell pinned her down, not hard, but so that she could get away if she wanted to. "Got you!" He exclaimed, excitement in his eyes and his tail wagging.

Kell was surprised that she managed to flip him. Not many wolves could do that. He raised an eyebrow. "You sure about that?" He asked before running his tongue up her neck, hoping to catch her off balance. Then he would flip her again.

Kell took advantage of her surprise and flipped her on her back. "Now I've got you," he said.

Kell was preparing himself to be flipped and froze as he heard another voice. Not wanting to know who it was, he didn't turn around. He just prayed that it wasn't either Fern's father. He'd even be happy if it was the leader of ShadowPack. But he wouldn't be able to face her father. Not ever.

Kell slowly turned around. He sighed in relief when he saw it wasn't her dad. Things were looking a bit better. Nor was it ShadowPack's leader. "Good afternoon, is this your land? Because if it is, we are very sorry and didn't know that it was yours." He said, hoping that the other wolf would let them go.

The other wolf growled. "You should not have come. Your apologies do not matter."


Kell flattened his ears back, teeth bared. "Look, we said we were sorry, now please let us go."

"I must take you with me," the wolf said and took a step towards them.

Kell shoved Fern away and leapt at the wolf. "Go!" He yelled, hoping she would listen.

Of course she wouldn't, Kell thought. He leapt at the wolf, and managed to get a hold on its neck.

Kell gripped onto the wolf's neck a bit tighter, not wanting to kill him. The wolf thrashed around, trying to get them off.

"Let him go!" Another voice rang out. This one, Kell knew as the leader of ShadowPack. He also knew that they were now in big trouble.

Kell let go of the wolf's neck and backed away. He stepped towards Fern.


"Good. Now you must come with us," the leader said.

Against his better judgement, Kell spoke up. "I'm going to side with her and say no. It was an honest mistake, and we'll be leaving now." He stepped closer to Fern. "On my count, we run. One…two…three!" He yelled, dashing off in the direction they'd came, hoping she would follow.

Kell heard pawsteps other than Fern's behind them. He saw the river that divided ShadowPack and WindPack, and made the snap decision to make a sharp left. Hopefully the wolves behind him wouldn't be expecting that, and it would give them some space.

Kell looked behind him. "You okay?" He asked her. Behind Fern, he saw the other wolves try to take the sharp turn, but fail, all of them ending up in the river. That would give them a couple of minutes.

Kell nodded. "Let's get out of here then," he said, grinning.

Kell barely refrained from snapping at the leader. That would not help their situation. He let out a snarl and took off, not really knowing where to go, but just trying to get away.

Kell saw a fork in the road. "Which way? Right or left?" He yelled, unable to decide which was better.

Make a snap decision, Kell told himself. "Just pick, I'll hold him off!" He told her as he slowed down enough to be behind her. He turned around and snapped at the leader as he rushed by, his jaws clamping down on the wolf's hind leg.

The leader swung around, nearly causing Kell to let go. Kell gripped on tighter and the other wolf managed to fling him into the nearest rock, causing Kell to fracture his shoulder. He let out a yelp at the pain and froze as he heard Fern not disappear. The leader stepped towards him, anger showing in his eyes. "Look, the pack needs you more than they need me," Kell yelled. "Just get out of here!"

Things were getting hazy, so Kell couldn't focus on what was happening. He tried to stand up, to make sure that she wasn't going to get hurt. Pain raced through his body and he collapsed, unable to stand.

The leader snarled as he was knocked over. "You can't hurt me," he taunted her.

The leader growled and tried to shove her off. He would not be beaten by her.


Kell heard the growling and tried to stand up again, attempting to ignore the stabbing pain in his shoulder. He shook his head to try to clear away the fogginess. The pain was too much and he fell back to the ground. He felt helpless. If she died, it would be his fault.

((You can kill him if you want.))

The leader grew furious at the fact that she stayed on. He tried harder to get her off, even resorting to snapping at her neck.

That little jump allowed him to get up. He snarled at them. "You can bet that I'll find you again," he growled. "And I won't leave you alive. You'd better watch out." With that being said, he left, leaving bloody paw prints in the dirt.

Kell saw her collapse and his ears perked up. Was she okay? With excruciating movements, he slowly crawled towards her. He had to rest several times before he made it to her. He nuzzled her, worried that she was hurt.

Kell wagged his tail weakly, then laid his head on the ground, exhausted from the effort. He wasn't sure if he'd ever be able to walk again.

"I'm sorry," he said softly, not having enough energy to speak normally. "I got you into this mess. I shouldn't have been so cocky."

"I can try," he said, glancing at his shoulder. In truth he doubted it. His shoulder was fractured, maybe shattered. An injury like that would take a very long time to heal. He didn't know if trying to stand had made the injury worse.

Kell very slowly got up, not putting any weight on his shoulder. He leaned on Fern, trying to catch his breath from the effort. He was thankful that she was there. He kept his right paw near his chest. It hurt, but not as bad as walking on it would. Putting weight on his shoulder would make the injury worse.

Kell hobbled alongside her, careful to not set his paw on the ground. "So what are we going to tell your father?" He asked. "You know he'll ask how I injured my shoulder."

"Well that's a good enough story. Hopefully he'll buy it and not ask more questions."

"I'd definitely believe that. You think he's going to tell your dad? The ShadowPack leader I mean."