Lannie 🐾

It was on a rainy day when Lannie left the pack where she was growing up her whole life. The call to find a mate and start her own pack was too strong. The forest was dense and the hum of the heavy rain was all she could hear, apart from her paws hitting the ground as she ran. The first night was the worst, the safety of other wolves around was all of sudden gone.

It took her a long time to find a right place to rest. She ran the whole day and was very tired, though all she could get was very light sleep, every single sound woke her up, ready to fight or run. The sun didn't even come up yet when Lannie continued her journey.

She ran, took rest, hunted something small to eat and repeat. Lannie tried to howl many times in hopes to find a mate nearby, but she never heard one back. She was getting desperate, doubting that she will ever find a wolf to create a pack with.

Her desperation grew even higher as she got attacked during one of her naps. She wasn't sure how it happened and how the other wolf got so near to her without her noticing. The bite on her neck was firm and could easily turn into deadly. Lannie managed to break free of her attacker and in panic decided to run.

She smelled other wolves nearby, she was on the edge of their territory. Her paws were hitting the ground in a quick motion, adrenaline running through her veins. For this very moment, she was not a hunter but a prey. It took her a lot of energy to run away far enough so the other wolves won't follow. Her body was aching as she dropped next to a rock and tried to calm down and get some of her strenght back.

Once she got her heartbeat under control and her breath evened out, she decided to continue walking, in a way slower motion. She was exhausted, hyper aware of her surroundings and flinching with every unusual sound she heard. Her neck was stiff and hurt, she could clearly feel where the fangs pierced her skin.

It took her couple of days to recover and to start her search for a mate again. Lannie tried to howl and to her surprise, someone replied. She went by the sound and soon she started to smell her soon to be mate and it didn't take long to actually see him. He was majestic, proud looking, about as old as her. They began to sniff each other, playing, getting to know each other. It didn't take long for them to bond and that's where the story of Inocera starts...