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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rune" data-source="post: 6194262" data-attributes="member: 67">part twoThe Brothers Wolf closed in upon them.“The time of reckoning is come upon you!” howled Dog, but they were not deterred.  One of the Brothers charged Dog while the other lunged at Little Black Bear.  Bear’s massive paw swatted down his tormenter before he reached him, but Dog was wounded in the attack.  The setback was brief, however—Turtle touched him with a soothing word of prayer, and he was renewed.Then, thinking to get Turtle into the fight, Dog took her in his mouth and threw her at his attacker.  Turtle tucked herself into her shell and hit the Wolf square on the head, bounced into the air, and landed on her feet behind him.  The surprised Wolf shook his head to clear it, then bit into Dog, with a kindled spite.  The other Brother Wolf, meanwhile, was back on his feet and leaped, once more, toward Bear, only to be swatted down again.Even though Turtle and Dog both now flanked their Wolf, neither could land a snap.  For his part, Brother Wolf gloried in his seeming invincibility and delighted in tearing into Dog twice more, after which, Dog was perilously close to death.  Bear, also, had finally been bloodied by the other brother, but retaliated with such a mighty blow that the assailant could only flee, lest he be slain.Bear decided not to pursue, turning, instead, toward the assailant who had so grievously wounded Dog.  Brother Wolf, seeing his odds drastically dwindle, took the opportunity to join his sibling in flight.The three enjoyed their victory and the warmth of a beautiful afternoon.  All was well.But, such serenity could not last, while the wicked still roamed free.  Later that night, when Dog and Turtle had returned Home, the evening's peace was sundered by the constant conversation of Wolves in the Wilderness.  The words were lost in the wind, but the tone cut across the darkness with menacing clarity.  The night passed restlessly.</blockquote>

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