The Bane Leaf

# Allegiances

Starlight Pack 

Alpha:

Tai- a large black male wolf

Beta:

Aspen- a brown male wolf

Healer:

Kali- a female wolf with a grey coat and white spots

    Apprentice- Arau

Delta:

Juni- a female wolf with a grey coat

Wren- a female wolf with a black coat and a white spot on her eye

Omega:

Arau- a female wolf with light black coat

Lycian Pack

Alpha: 

Squish- a female wolf with a brown coat

Beta:

Akira- a female wolf with a red coat

Healer:

Mitch- a male wolf with a grey coat and white spots

 Apprentice- Akau

Delta:

Howl- a male wolf with a red coat

Sian- a male wolf with a brown coat 

Omega:

Akau- a female wolf with a white/grayish coat 

River Pack

Alpha:

Misk- a female wolf with a grey coat

Beta:

Bear- a male wolf with a light grey coat

Healers: 

Edur- a male wolf with a white coat and a black spot on leg

 Apprentice- Riptide

Delta:

Sakura- a female wolf with a white coat

Omega:

Riptide- a male wolf with a dark brown coat

Animals outside packs:

Crypto- a fluffy 50 inch male Maine coon with a black coat and a light grey star spot

Anji- a fluffy 48 inch female calico Maine coon

# Prologue

The wolves were howling and running but it was too late, for the humans had already caught sight of them, the humans caught the wolves and put them in a truck but one managed to break free.

“RUN! SAVE YOURSELVES!!” One of the wolves would yell.

“NO! NOT WITHOUT YOU!!” Another would yell, the two stared gently in each other’s eyes but the truck sped off, leading nothing but a trail of dust.

“Run.. run…” The wolf would howl softly.

# Chapter 1

Wren yawned opening her eyes as the sunlight burst into the den. She got up stepping over the sleeping wolves and went outside and stretched. Wren padded into the clearing of her camp,  her friends surronded her everywhere. She could sniff the air from the exit of camp and smell all different scents. Prey, strays, and humans. Excitment flooded Wren as she thought of her future of being a delta. 

“Hi dad!” She said happily going up to Tai.

“Wren! Are you excited for today?” Tai said nuzzling his daughter.

“Of course I am! But don’t worry I’ll be extra good!” She said returning the nuzzle.

“You better be” Tai chuckled trotting off.

Wren trotted to Aspen. Perhaps she could do a last minute hunt before the ceremony she thought. 

“Aspen! Is it ok if I do a last minute hunt?” She asked him

“Sure but be quick” Aspen responded 

Wren hurried out of camp sniffing around. She walked towards the border and spotted a rabbit. She crouched down preparing to run after it. She froze at a howl and a few moments later a brown wolf lunged at the rabbit picking it up in his mouth. 

“Told you I’d get it Howl!” The strange wolf yelled over the border.

“Hey! Stop right there!” She said stepping out the bushes.

“That is Starlight pack prey!” She growled

“No way this is Lycian pack prey!” The strange wolf growled back.

“You’re in our border! Give it back now!” She snarled.

“Hey hold up!” A red wolf said jumping over the border. 

“We’re sorry we crossed the border! I’m Howl!” The red wolf responded stepping between the two.

“We’ll tell your pack mate to give us our prey back now!” Wren snapped.

“Ah yes this dumb mutt is Sian my Brother!” Howl said backing away a little at the snap.

“We’ll tell your brother to hand over my packs prey!” She growled threatening.

“Ok ok! Jeez it’s just a rabbit” Sian said setting the rabbit down and hurried off over the border.

“We’re so sorry!” Howl said following his brother.

“Before we go…May we know your name?” Howl asked stopping.

“Names Wren” She said picking up the rabbit trotting away.

# Chapter 2

Sian padded across the grass leaping on a rock.

“Howl hurry up! We gotta get back before Beta!” Sian barked looking over his shoulder.

“Well if you hadn’t had ran across the border we’d have a rabbit to bring” Howl said jumping up beside Sian.

“It was that dumb starlight pack wolfs fault Miss whats her name” 

“She said her name was Wren and her name sounds familiar” Howl replied and Sian watched as he leaped to the second boulder.

“Howl! Sian!” A loud bark sounded causing them both to freeze.

“Oh ah Akira!” He replied gazing away.

“Oh beta! We were just on our way back!” Howl responded dipping his head respectfully.

Akira's eyes narrowed as she scanned the two brothers.

"Is that so? " Akira's tone was stern, and she fixed her gaze on Sian

“Yep, we didn’t catch anything though” Howl replied glancing nervously as Sian.

"Not even a squirrel? " Akira questioned, her gaze shifting back and forth between the brothers as she awaited their response.

“No we’re sorry..” Sian replied glancing at his brother. ‘We can’t let her know we gave that rabbit to the starlight pack wolf’ He thought.

“Well don’t expect any food from the prey pile tonight” Akira snapped leaping up the rocks to the cave where the pack made their camp.

“Let’s hurry Sian, we don’t wanna miss the howling moon gathering” Howl barked happily at least they could go to that.

“Let’s be the first one there!” Sian said leaping off the boulder and start cantering towards the gathering spot.

# Chapter 3

Wren gazed around the clearing waiting for the gathering to start. She eyed a familiar pelt. Growling she padded over.

“Hey aren’t you the mutt that tried to steal that rabbit” She snapped at Sian.

“It was my pack’s rabbit!” Sian snapped turning around.

“What’s your name anyway” Wren growled.

“Sian of Lycian Pack” He snorted.

“Is everything ok, Wren?” Tai said stepping up beside his daughter.

“Y-Your Tai leader of starlight pack” Sian stuttered eyes wide. He began to back away.

“I am, and Wren is my daughter now shoo Lycian Pack Mutt” He snapped.

Wren snorted as Sian hurried away. ‘He acts so brave yet first sign of trouble gets scared and leaves’ She thought.

“If that wolf bothers you again let me know” Tai said nuzzling Wren.

“I can take care of myself dad. You better get going the other leaders are gathering” Wren said nosing him towards the large rock in the center. Wren watched her father leave and turned to join the other wolves at the large rock.

“Let all Packs Gather here for a full moon Howl!” A female wolf howled for all to hear. ‘That must be Misk leader of River Pack’ Wren thought seeing the females grey and smooth coat.

“Let us all share words with each other before we begin the howl” Misk Announced as wolves from every pack talked to one another. Wren turned seeing a pretty white wolf trot up.

“Hi! I’m new to gathering! I’m Sakura of River Pack!” The white female wolf respond sitting down.

“Names Wren of Starlight Pack” She replied back.

“Gathering are so nice so far! A time of peace!” Sakura respond happily.

“Times of peace are good” A voice respond padding up.

“Hello Juni” Wren responded.

“Wren.” Juni replied with a dip of her head.

“Hello! I’m Sakura of River Pack!” Sakura said to Juni.

“I’m Juni of Starlight Pack” Juni responded with a slight growl.

“Wren why don’t we talk with more experienced wolves” Juni growled sharply.

“I’ll go then.” Sakura replied sadly trotting off. 

“No need to be rude Juni” Wren snapped at the grey female. ‘Why did Juni Always have to be rude?’ Wren thought.

“What was that?” Wren said turning around as there was a flash of light.

There was a large crash and big machine tore into the clearing.

“We gotta get outta here” Juni barked loudly as wolves ran into the forest scattering.

Wren watched in fear as the machines tore the earth before something cold hit her neck and a thump sounded beside her.

“Juni…?” She said seeing her friends in the ground before everything with dark and she fell to the ground.

# Chapter 4

“What’s going on?” Sian said as wolves rushed past him. Bright lights and large noises came from where the wolves ran from. Sian noticed a familiar pelt on the ground.

“Howl!” Sian barked hurrying over to his brother. He sniffed his brother and looked at the small stick thing poking out his pelt.

“Howl get up! Something is happening!” Sian barked. He nosed his brother trying to get him up.

“Here we must hurry, drag him on my back” A voice said and a large brown wolf trotted over with a smaller grey wolf with white spots at her paws.

“Squish! Mitch! What’s happening?” Sian said worriedly. As more wolves rushed past for the safety of the trees.

“It’s the humans there attacking us I think” Mitch responded.

“Hurry get Howl onto my back we can drag him out of here” Squish said nosing past and grabbing Howl’s scruff. Sian nodded and grabbed Howl’s pelt helping him onto Squish back.

“Watch out!” Mitch howled throwing himself into Squish knocking Howl off her back as a large machine drove past.

“Howl!” Sian barked leaping for his brother and grabbed his scruff holding on.

“I think we must leave him Sian. We don’t know if he’ll wake up and it’s to dangerous.” Squish respond trying to push Sian away.

“I’m not leaving him!” He growled. He stopped feeling something cold hit his pelt then he staggered falling. Darkness fading over him.