Emeralda didn't slow down until she reached Windpack territory borders.she frowned. she hadn't noticed on her way out of the territory, because she had been a bit preoccupied, but now she noticed how small the territory was. in summer that was alright, but now, with more hungry young mouths to feed then Windpack had ever had before, the territory wasn't going to be large enough to last them through winter. they couldn't expand farther toward the puma family, because the landscape was mostly barren and the only good prey was too small. maybe we could expand into Ghostpack or Darkpack territories, Em thought as she laid down. just then, she saw a streak of silver in the woods. she hid herself behind a bush. it was Blizz. she had finally made it to the end of the territory to get her trophy. Blizz leapt 40 ft. into the air, landing at the edge of the puma's den. Em simmered with envy. how come this wolf could 'fly' with no wings, and yet she, who could fly when she was a pup, could no longer fly? life wasn't fair. so she would prove that she could win without wings. she heaved herself up to her feet.
Blizz, meanwhile, surprised an adult and yanked a good bitefull of fur out of it's tail. the puma yowled, spun around, and whacked her with a massive paw. Blizz stumbled out of range, then, once she had regained her senses, started to run toward Windpack. she pulled off another of her amazing leaps to catch up with Em. Em opened her wings and flapped them. though they could no longer make her fly, they did speed her up a bit. Blizz and Em ran full pelt, neck to neck.
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