Chapter 33. The Hunt

Alas, the hour had arrived. The night they had all been waiting for.

The Dankworth wolves stood side by side, each staring into the darkness of the night, determining the oath in which they would take for the hunt.

Lancelot had mapped his trail already, it was to lead him straight to where a herd of deer would be resting for the night. He had already devised a strategy to draw one unfortunate one out, it was left for Ziko to follow the trail, and earn him his deer.

No matter what happened tonight, Ziko knew that beating Albert’s wolf was not a choice, or a necessity, it was definite plan, an event that had already been set in stone.

Beside Ziko, James’s brown wolf growled in anticipation. He could not wait to be make the biggest catch and earn his respect in the family. Maybe then, Lancelot would seize to talk over him.

As Alpha of the pack, Edward’s black wolf, Artemis, stepped forward. Albert, James, Richard and Bailey and Arthur’s wolves stood behind