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The sun rose over the mountain, basking the pass in its warm light. The wolves that slept peacefully in their dens felt its rays, especially Kate and Humphrey who were still asleep on the ground. It was a new day; a day Winston knew would be unlike any other.

If Orion's words proved to be true, then the Northern wolves would be here soon. It only took three to four days to get from the Northern to the Central territories – The Eastern/Western pack referred to themselves as that now, with their united status.

Ever since he saw he saw that messenger, hacking up his noxious breath and polluting their fine air, and talking to Lilly and Garth, he knew this pack was going to be a piece of work. In the Central pack, even the Omegas were nicely groomed, well taken care of, and fed just like all the others. But Orion, he was an Omega and he looked like something a bear mauled, ate and then threw up.

That's what he thought, before he met the other wolves that joined him. A particular wolf caught his attention: a wolf named Orestes. This wolf had to be the most unusual and highly disturbed individual he ever met; twitching every few seconds, silvery eye staring at him, and emitting the most bizarre – not to mention annoying – laugh he ever heard. It made his spine shiver and his skin crawl.

He stood at the bank of the stream, taking another of the many drinks he took in his lifetime. Drinking, sometimes made him think of what happened, in his childhood.

*FLASHBACK* (Winston's POV)

A much younger me stood in this exact spot by the stream, drinking the nice refreshing water. I was only a puppy at this time. Pontius stood next to me, still a pup but near the verge of adulthood. While mom and dad went off to hunt, he happily watched his two younger brothers for them. He had a harder time watching Cyrus, who was still only a baby. Uncle Isaac helped watch him, which was so helpful if I wanted to go on another one of my adventures; like all pups, I had the typical curiosity of the world.

"Pontius, what did mom and dad want to talk to you for?"

He smiled with that same exact smile he gave me for years. "Something private Winston."

"Private? Is it embarrassing?"

"No its not embarrassing. It's something you don't need to know about."

"Why not?"

"You just don't."

"Come on bigger brother! Tell me! You can tell me! Come on tell me!"

I was so persistent; he just caved in and told me. "They gave me an important mission in the North."

"The North? What's up there?"

"That's the thing little brother; nothing's up there! I'm going to explore the uncharted area and come back with exciting information!"

That's all he told me that he knew my little puppy mind could understand. But I didn't understand that much.

Ever since he went on that mission to the North, he was never the same again…

*END OF FLASHBACK*

"Winston, what are you thinking about?"

Eve's voice brought him back to reality, his muzzle dripping with water. He sighed and replied, "So many things Eve…"

Tony, Lilly, and Garth were with them, whether the latter two really wanted to or not. They were told of the packs coming and needless to say it was a bit hard to understand; Lilly had a hard time listening after Winston told him the Alpha was her and Kate's uncle.

"Dad, when were you going to tell us we had an uncle?" Lilly said, hurt apparent in her voice.

"Lilly, we don't need to get in that discussion again." Winston said firmly without looking at her. "I didn't tell you for several reasons…"

"Does Kate know about him?"

Winston shook his head. Then, hearing Kate's name brought something to attention in his mind.

"Tony, go find Kate and Humphrey. They need to be here for this too." He said to the old wolf.

Tony nodded and headed back to the pass. Garth turned his head to watch him until his dad disappeared out of sight.

"Winston, why do we need to involve them in this now?" Eve asked her mate.

"Kate and Humphrey are an Alpha pair now; they have as much authority as Lilly and Garth."

Just as he finished his statement, a slight shift of color caught his attention. Through the thin line of trees, he saw dark colors; mostly black. The old former-Alpha growled to himself, flattening his ears against his head.

They're here. He could feel their aura spreading through the atmosphere, and it reeked of death.

"Pontius, you and I have a lot of catching up to do…"

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