Clawface watched out the entrance to her den as rain pattered on the roof of her den, the Tallrock, and danced down the leaves that circled the camp. It was a light, warm, spring rain, but Clawface felt burdened with the prophecy from Starpack. When all was peaceful, nothing was as it seemed? It seemed rather peaceful now. But the she-wolf's muscles were tensed, prepared for an attack.
She sighed, twitching her tail once. Though she was in her den, her thoughts were in the Medic's den, where Night lay, suffering from whitecough. Nanack had spent the entire night with her, doing her best to help her, but the Beta didn't seem any better. She didn't seem any worse either, but this was little consolation. Clawface sighed, and looked up at the cloudy, overcast sky where the rain fell from. "Why, Starpack?" She pleaded silently. "Why did you let this happen?"
Suddenly, as if in answer, a single golden beam of light broke through the sky. Clawface watched it for a moment. Her eyes widened as a shining figure appeared in the middle of the ray of light. It was a shining gold, and her eyes glowed a bright, blood red.
Clawface stared, transfixed, as the wolf slowly padded over to her. No rain fell on her. It was as if the beam of light dried up every bit of water that entered it. The golden wolf stopped in front of Clawface. She blinked once.
"It is never wise to ask us 'why', Clawface. It is a much better path to ask 'what now'. For when you live in misery with a thousand burdens on your back, as you surely will, what good will it do you to know why it has happened?"
Suddenly, she was gone.
Clawface blinked a few times, as she hadn't once since the golden wolf appeared. She looked back up at the sky again. It still rained, but she felt a bit better.
"All right then, Starpack. What now?"
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