Quamia, Jais, & Railu

The she-wolf leads the two near adult-sized pups. The pups fur is caked in blackish mud. After a while of walking, Railu begins to lag behind. The other two slow down for him, but he continues to go slower. Suddenly, the juvinile collapses with a painful yelp, and is unable to get up. Quamia whirls back and dips her muzzle down to him, "Railu, what's wrong?"

He whimpers, "My side... and my legs hurt. I need to rest a while." his last sentence was a very low whisper, hardly audible. Jais paces by his brother, distressed. Quamia sits down by them. "We'll rest here."

Quamia, Jais, & Railu

After a while, Jais picks up a scent. It was turkey! He remembered seeing these birds before, but he could never catch one. "Quamia, I'll be back soon." the adult-sized pup takes off toward the Ruins. Quamia decides aginst stopping him. She needed to stay with Railu.

Jais, Railu, & Quamia

A few hours later, Jais returns with a turkey clenched tightly in his jaws. He waves his tail and whimpers out a greeting to them. With a struggle, Railu squirms awkwardly to his feet. Quamia stands as well, and helps to brace the dark-hued wolf.

"Lets go back to our territory. We'll be safer to eat there." Jais says after settting the turkey down. He picks it up again and heads for the Sedge Creek territory with Quamia and Railu following.