Warm Breeze

Episode Five, Season One of the series Reign of the Gods by Lynx!

"We have to follow them!" I cry.

Wu'ol shaked her head. "No! They left us, not the other way around!"

"But our families!" I shout, exasperated.

Wu'ol looks angry. "If they forgot us, then we mean nothing to them."

I can't retort to that. She's right.

I hear a laugh. Wu'ol and I spin around to face Si'nne.

"Do you have any ideas?" I demand angrily. I was never one for patience.

"Don't mind me," He says, laughing still. "Continue bickering. By all means. I beg of you."

I grit my teeth, turning away from him. "They wouldn't leave you, Wu'ol." I say. "Something happened to make them forget you."

Wu'ol looks pale. "What do you think?" She asked in a low voice.

"They did a head count. The Te'Maers said you were all there. They thought you were with them, and they left Ska'laar and me." Si'nne says.

I raise my eyebrows. "How do you know that?"

He laughs again. "Don't be so naive, Ska'laar. I was there."

"And you didn't come?" I raise an eyebrow higher.

"Why should I? They lied. They wanted to leave you," He retorts.

Color rushes into my face. "Thank you," I mumble.

Wu'ol whimpers. "We still need to find them."

I nod. "They may hate me, but they're still my home."

Wu'ol sets her jaw, a determined glint in her eye. "Any ideas?" She asks.

I nod. "Follow their scent."

Si'nne shakes his head. "They went into the Pack of Moon's territory. I assume they were attacked and chased out."

I sigh. "Then what do we do?"

Si'nne laughs. "What do you think?" He says, teasing me playfully.

I paw the ground. "Enough, Si'nne!" I growl.

"It's obvious!" He grumbles.

Wu'ol laughs dryly. "Oh really?"

"Yes, really," Si'nne sneers. "Can't you tell? There's no water. They're going to a place where there is water. There's only one other place."

My jaw drops. "You don't mean-"

"The River of Souls." He finishes grimly.

I stare into his dark eyes and realize we have no choice.