Sable

Unnamed

4 months old
As the litter grows, their personalities become more prevalent. He and his brother, both the only males of the litter, are clearly showing to be much more serious and are even taking on an unfriendly manner as they age. He and his brother are both more rude towards wolves other than his kin and they both tend to bully their sisters, especially this sister. During training lessons he is also very competitive with his brother as he is slowly turning out to be clearly weaker than him and less of a hunter. Their competitions are getting out of hand to the point where it's slowly forming a rift between the two of them.

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He raced forward and pounced on the rabbit ear lying in the center of the clearing, triumph lighting his dark-hued eyes as he successfully pinned his 'prey' to the ground. His brother was watching him, a snicker twisting his face.

He felt embarrassed, and the feeling itself caused anger to arise.

"What?" He snapped, a growl rumbling in his small chest.

"Still haven't caught an actual rabbit, it looks like," his brother sniggered. "Tundra told me that by the time I'm half-grown I'll be the best hunter the pack has ever seen."

"So what about you? What has she told you?"

The words stung.

"She...she doesn't need to tell me anything," he said, searching desperately for words as shame weighed him down. "I already know my worth!"

"Yeah, and hedgehogs fly." His brother turned to Astra, the only mentor of the pack who was also supervising the training lesson. The gray female watched them silently, her yellow eyes cool and unreadable.

"Astra, do you think it's true that I'll be the best hunter in the pack?" His brother asked, staring at her with hopeful and gleaming eyes. He bit back a snarl of anger.

Astra looked down at him affectionately.

"Of course, dear, but you have to work hard to get there," she said in her calm voice.

"I have been," his brother said eagerly.

I'll show him! Just because he caught a rabbit before doesn't mean anything! A determined voice piped up in his head.