Ako and Larka snuggled closer, aware of the struggling pup between them.
"Larka, you know what?" Ako asked his mate.
"What, Ako-san?" Larka replied, calling him by her pet name for him.
"Little things like this...they make everything else better." Ako answered, glancing fondly at Larka.
"Yes, so let's sleep so we can preserve this moment." Larka closed her eyes.Ako closed his eyes also and soon they both slept.
A few hours later, they awoke to screams from the rest of the pack.
"Craikec's pack is attacking!!" Ako yelped, rushing outside, followed by Larka.
"Hello Ako." Craikec himself appeared before Larka and Ako.
"Craikec." Ako said coldly.
"Today's the day you die." Craikec said to Ako.
"Not before you do, my friend."Craikec snarled, and called for some of his pack
.They attacked.
The three wolves Craikec had called held down Larka while Craikec attacked Ako.
"AKO!!!" Larka yelled loudly, looking at her love.
Craikec smiled when he noticed Larka watching
.He tore into Ako's neck, and watched as the male wolf stopped breathing and lost his life.
"AKO-SAN!!!!" Larka yelled, frantically staring at her dead mate
."AKO-S--" her cry was cut off with a gurgle as one of Craikec's pack ripped into her neck."Ako, I shall come to you..."
And with that, Larka died.
In the nursery, many pups were unaware of what had happened as the enemy pack left their camp, leaving most of the pack dead.
And in Ako and Larka's cave, a small pup woke up.
His name was Dichali, and he was the only hope for his pack.