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Pangs of hunger shot through her body. She knew she</div> <div> needed to get nourishment into her famished body soon. Out of sheer anger,</div> <div> she charged and rammed her horns into a tree to release her built up rage.</div> <div> There hadn't been a sniff of another animal in days. Umbra knew she must</div> <div> leave this land soon because game was not good here. She could easily starve.</div> <div> "Could my dream have been a sign?" She found herself wondering aloud.</div> <div> Despite the conditions Umbra kept on going, all the way hoping to run into</div> <div> something to eat. She remembered that when she left her homeland that she had</div> <div> been cocky and confident she alone could find the caribou. What a lesson this</div> <div> trip had taught her! Would she ever be the same care free, hyper, wolf she</div> <div> once was? She kept moving on through the forest. It was about midday now.</div> <div> Suddenly, movement shot though the leaf litter. Instinctively Umbra</div> <div> pounced and snapped up the mouse in her powerful jaws. Then another. And</div> <div> another. Soon she was snapping mice up in her mouth left and right! She had</div> <div> unknowingly come upon a clan of mice living under ground. She was feeling</div> <div> wonderful now. The taste of warm blood and flesh was great. This was heaven</div> <div> after going so long without food. After finishing off the mice, for the first</div> <div> time in days, Umbra's stomach was full. She was now, for the moment happy.</div> <div> Lying down in a hollow under a full moon and a blanket of stars, Umbra slept</div> <div> a blissful sleep. Again that night, she dreamt. She was running through the</div> <div> forest again. Then she reached the clearing and tore through it silently.</div> <div> Then the mighty cliff came. She looked over the edge and saw them and the</div> <div> beautiful down once again. This Time if t was even more vivid. There were</div> <div> caribou, flaffy, mareep, deer, stantler, big hares; everything that a wolf</div> <div> would find to eat was existing for miles out in the valley not over crowded</div> <div> but not sparse ether. But once again she awoke; disappointed to find that it</div> <div> was only a dream.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> chapter four</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Umbra was resting by the edge of a pond that had a waterfall feeding into it </div> <div> when she saw it again. She put herself in the position like she was ready to </div> <div> pounce but instead sprung into the crystal clear water. Even though she is </div> <div> part fire, she was a wolf and wolves love the water. Besides, it didn't hurt </div> <div> her at all. Umbra swam around for about twenty minuets and then leapt out </div> <div> onto the bank. She shook the water out of her coat but as she looked across </div> <div> the bank in the pale moonlight, she saw red glowing eyes, and the glow of </div> <div> golden rings. Umbra bristled and snarled and raised her hackles high. It </div> <div> hissed back.</div> <div> "What are you?" Umbra snarled fiercely. </div> <div> "Not what. Who." Came a Mysterious hissing reply. It gracefully leapt </div> <div> from the shadows, its sleek body and silky black fur glowing with the light </div> <div> of the golden rings on its body. It hissed again. </div> <div> "You!" Umbra hissed. "You are the fiend that tried to kill me before!" </div> <div> She leapt at her attacker but was thrown back sideways in mid air from some </div> <div> odd counter attack.</div> <div> "Hidden power," said the creature. "I can kill something twice my size </div> <div> with it."</div> <div> "Who are you?" "What is it that you want with me?" Umbra asked losing her </div> <div> patience with this mind game.</div> <div> "He he he…" he snickered. "I have come for I know the way to the </div> <div> caribou," he said "and the down."</div> <div> "The down?" Umbra thought. "How could he know about the down?"</div> <div> "How could I know of the down you ask?" he hissed. "It is simple. I have </div> <div> been sending you images of your destination in the form of dreams. Yes it is </div> <div> a real place. I have just been sending you pictures in your mind and making </div> <div> you dream of them. Yes I can read your thoughts and yes I've been following </div> <div> you."</div> <div> Umbra was awe struck. This creature had known her fears the whole time. He </div> <div> probably even fed off of fear.</div> <div> "So why help me?" she inquired.</div> <div> "You will battle me. If I win you are to go and never return. And if you </div> <div> win, I will direct you to the caribou, and tell you which way to go but </div> <div> nothing more." Umbra pondered. How could she know for sure if she could trust </div> <div> this umbreon? She hadn't even gotten his name!</div> <div> "How do I know I could trust you?" she asked but he was already getting </div> <div> ready for battle. "Horrid little devil." Umbra muttered under her breath.</div> <div> "Prepare for battle!" The little creature shouted and laughed a cold </div> <div> laugh to the moon. "For the battle of your life is about to begin!" Umbra got </div> <div> into position. She was nervous but she would tear this creature to ribbons </div> <div> with her horns and claws and fangs.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>