I frowned when I entered the den, seeing the look in my son's eyes, "What is it, Jack?" I sat beside him and waited for his reply patiently.
I was back in the middle of my territory, preparing myself for what I was to do. So many things I had kept bottled up inside of me. Love. Happiness. Anger. Remorse. So many to emotions to let go of. It was time I did so. I closed my eyes as I rested myself upon my haunches, breathing in the sweet scent of my territory and my pack members. But, one thing was missing. One scent in particular was the one I looked for the most. Jack. Where had he gone? The one dog I had come to trust with my heart and my life... Gone, just like that. I didn't understand it. It had happened to me so many times in my life. Abandoment. Was I just not meant to love, was I just meant to be lonely all my life, timid as ever and afraid of every little action that happened around me? It couldn't be like that, it just couldn't. I had thought that I would be happy with Jack, the one I could trust and rely on, that was, until he left. He said he would be back. It was a lie. He would never return. He could never return, and somehow, I knew it. I didn't know how, I didn't know why, but he was somewhere else, participating in something much more important than me. It had always been like that... And now it always would be. My miserable life would never change.
I sighed and slowly rose to shaky paws, nervous and anxious for what was to come. I then began to pad towards the farthest corner of my territory, this was the circular field, where all packs came together if ever needed. Not once had it been used. Not once had one paw set foot beyond the boundary line of the territories. Until now that is. I lifted my front right paw and cautiously set it upon the flattened crass, moist and soft. I could see a faint, red glow beneath my paw, and immedietly put my other paw forward, and onto the grass. The earth below that paw began to glow, but bright now. Then, I put my whole body into the feild and felt as energy surged through, the red glow now illuminating everything around me.
I then threw my head back and let out a soft howl, loud enough for everyone to hear.
I suddenly heard the howl, signaling for the Churning Waves to begin forward. I nodded to my pack and headed towards the field. Once I arrived, I noticed the blazing red glow around Evaine and quickly stepped into the field and felt the same power rush into my veins, and a strong blue glow found its way to me.
My sensitive ears perked to the sound of a howl. I had been waiting for it for quite some time now. I sighed, nodded to my pack and began on my way. When I entered the clearing without hesitating, I was amazed at what I saw. A red glow cast upon Evaine with a blue glow cast around Dimani. I then noticed a faint yello light and looked upon myself, radiant, almost like the sun.
My ears swivvled to the sound of a soft howl. It was time already? I glanced around at my empty territory then sighed, beginning to pad off towards field, ready for this conference. I finally saw the clearing up ahead and gleaming lights bouncing everywhere. Finally, I forced myself into the clearing, a sudden green light appearing around me.
Then, all of the alphas looked to the ground and watched as a green light shot to the middle, then yellow, then blue, then red. In the very center of the circular field a symbol beyond indescribable, as it was made with each brilliant color of light.
The meeting had begun.