I had been summoned by my father Alpha of the Puppyville Pack. I knew something was wrong because he doesn't interrupt my training or the work I do with my dogs. In fact for years I have been working tirelessly to train harder and prove myself worthy to one day step into his role. Those few who still believe the old ways are the loudest in not wanting a female alpha. They agreed that at last if I had mated that would at allow them to feel better about my taking the lead because at least my mate would be able to protect me in ways I couldn't. Trixy and Molly had been trained by my own hands starting at just weeks old and were the forest guards I could have allowing no one near me. When the time came it would take the alphas commend to accept my mate something I wasn't prepared to enforce of them willing. Although watching my dogs with me had worn the objections down to nothing and agreed to accept me as there alpha with out a mate. This day the summons for me and my girls to come this lodge was unusual as he always came to us for pack business so being summoned to his scared lodge for pack business was worrying at the least.

Seeing the pack surrounding his home had a dark ominous tone to it and my girls and I felt the weight. It was confirmed by the healer meeting me to ask in a loud voice. "He is fading fast and needs you and your girls here for the right of passing and for you to stand strong as he leaves this world are you and you allone with your girls to stand against the pack to give him his final peace? Know it will be a battle, we fight to the death for our own. You have been involved in the battle before and know the rules. Are you prepared to kill one of your own to give your father the peace he seems this day? " Kneeling I say the words the healer wants to beat with my girls on guard the attack could come from any angle and they did not plan on allowing them the chance to get to close, " Yes my healer I am ready. Let what must be be. He will be granted peace this day. " And with that I rose with a blood lust taking over ready to battle anything or one that moved. My father my alpha teach mentor was leaving and someone had to pay. Before I had fully rissen to my full height each of my girls had taken down someone and the three of attached as one the final opponent and I delivered the final blow to my half brother and watched the light draining from his face." It is over behold our new alpha! " Hearing the howling my girls and I braced for another round of attacks and I was crouched between them ready to blindly attack whatever came our way. Slowly the healer came to me and said "Alpha it is finished you have proven your shelf worth. Go to your father. " Knowing we were safe at least in that second I called out to my girls in a loud steady voice" Girls come we go to my father now. We have pack business to attend to. We follow you healer as we seek only to follow traditions and do not mean disrespect."

As we enter the healer states " It is finished you're alpha is here to hear you're request. The battle was won by the one I foresaw long ago. The pack is in good hands. Alpha you may approach now." Coming I kneel at his bedside now as the last act of his daughter and not his alpha and whispered "Father I am here, what do you wish of me?" His eyes open "My daughter my alpha you now alone lead the pack. The time has come I have given you the chance to prove your shelf worthy of the title Alpha and you have done so daughter with the sprit of a warrior. May you're reign be long let your dogs and love for the pack be your guide. Behold I place the headdress of Alpha upon my daughters head this day. Under her leadership may all of you prosper and let her reign be even longer that mine! Now my alpha I seek to follow the morning sun to find your mother again, she is here waiting for me. Allow me to go to to her knowing our love and pride in you will never waver in the long years to come and when the dark days come for they will remember my example go to the ground sleep heal but always rising to lead yore tribe now. My daughter do your duties to me as alpha and send me into the morning sun! " With a unwearing voice not betraying the pain it was causing I said" As alpha I grant the final wish of a great warrior, your battles are over. I grant you peace as you seek the morning sun" and end his life. I turn to face the pack my pack and say with a heavy heart " And so it shall begin again."

For many years I battle loose my girls go to ground and return to find my girls again and to repeat the process never forgetting my father's words or the promise I made to defend our people until I at last defeat the light bearer. Century after century I do so and the next time I rise from my sleep will be the last time I feel it in my weary soul. As my eyes close I whisper "My girls soon I will find you again and this time it will be different I will not loose you this time it will be different we will destroy the enemy and have a life and family for I will bring the knowledge with me I had forgotten with me and we will be together after. I vow this to you. "" And I let the darkness win knowing the time has come at long last.