Fallen Wolves #1: Dark Stars, Katie Radgowski [classic books for 12 year olds .txt] 📗

A Word From The Author

When I was a little girl, I've been inspired by wolves and the natural world. The green forests filled with trees, blue rivers and endless undergrowth was realistic. Just enough to write a book about it. 

When I found out about BookRix, it was just wonderful. You have your own quiet, organized space and chapters to write your story in. It's just like a real book store and a real desk for authors to write their stories in. You can buy the book, download it, favorite and read samples or all of it. You can have your own cover, dedication and you can even upload a file of your book to BookRix. 

Wolves are strong, swift and smart creatures. I've always been fascinated in their ways of survival. How they raise their pups, hunt prey, how Alphas lead their Packs, and how they make dens. It's always interesting to study the closeness of how animals survive in the wild realms. 

I always thought about different stories when I was little. About cats, people, horses and eagles. I always wanted to write it down on the computer, but I couldn't. Their was no way. Untill BookRix came along. 

 Fang is the main character of the story. On being bold, funny, smart and ready for adventure, he's the perfect trait to start out the story. His Carer, Snowflake, who's caring, sweet and nice, is second. 

All stories must have dramatic deaths. It's what keeps it going. This story has that, must I say. But I will not ruin the story for you. 

 It's a perfect mixture. With the forest and wolves, it makes sense. But the ranks and names are slightly a bit confusing but unique. 

 There must be a bad guy in every story. And their is, in this one. He doesn't show himself much in the first book, but the second is the part. 

 Now, I must stop. Any father I will ruin the story for you. All at once, this tale is heroic, dramatic and also a bit of a comedy here and there. 

 Enjoy the story, reader. Let your heart soar to new heights. 

 ~ Kaitlyn Radgowski 

Alliances of Fallen Wolves

The code and codiance of the Fallen Wolves Packs are simple. The ranks are a bit confusing but the higher ranks are more easier to understand. Every wolf has a special name. Like Sun in/of Sky. Sun is the first name for the wolf, being the nickname. It may get it's first name for it's personality, fur color or it's resemble to something. It's last name, or it's pure name, is resembled to it's first name. Like Branch of Trees. Branches are connected to trees, so it's last name resembles tree to branch. 

Pup: 

 Pups are called by their first name after they are born. For example, Pebbles of 'Creek'. Pebbles is it's name untill it grows older, to a Hunter/ Defender. Pups don't move on to the next rank untill 5 months. The pups stay with their Carers untill then. 

Trainee: 

 After 5 months on being a Pup, the wolf moves to Trainee. Trainees train to be a Hunter or a Defender or a Carer. One may be chosen to train as the Healer Trainee. Spirits pick on what their to train for. The Trainees train with about five or ten other pups that have the same goal. They have a Captain of the Trainees for that rank. They keep their first name. 

Hunter:

 After 7 months on being a Trainee, one wolf may be chosen to be a Hunter. Now, they are picked their names. The last name is chosen from the sample of it's first name. Like if it's name is Rock, it would be named Rock in Mountain etc etc. The Hunter is the one who goes on the Prey Patrols. They hunt elk, deer, rabbits, mice and other edible foods. They even collect fruit and berries. 

 

 Defender: 

 Like the Hunter, the wolf changes it's name to it's Pure one after 8 months. The Defender defends the hollow (camp) of the wolves. They also go on Search Patrols around the territory to search for trespassers and other enemies, like hunting dogs, panthers, bears and other rogue wolves. Defenders take 1 month extra from the Hunters so they can learn all the quickest ways through the territory and the best moves to take down enemies. 

Carer: 

 Carers are chosen their Pure name after 7 months, like the Hunter. Carers care for the newborn pups and sick wolves in the Infirmary underground of the hollow. All Carers are mostly females. When one female wolf gives birth to the litter, after a week of spending time of the Infirmary, the female goes back to duties and one or two Carers take care of the pups. Sick wolves are healed by the Healer and his/her Trainee, then the Carer takes over. Carers mostly stay in the hollow at all times and can't have mates and pups of their own.

Healer: 

 The Healer takes almost a year to be chosen it's Pure name. Spirits chose the Healer's name. The Healer has a cave out of the hollow and in the territory. It uses medicene herbs and berries to heal the sick and wounded. Healers live longer then any other wolf rank, given an extra life by it's ancestors. Healers can only have a mate if it's the Leader of the Pack. 

General: 

 The General is the second in command of the Pack. The General takes over leadership when the Leader dies. The General is like any other wolf. 

Leader: 

 The Leader is the top command of the Pack. The Leader's name is changed to "Leader" when it becomes one. For example, if it was called Moon in Sky, it would be called Moon Leader. The Leader lives long, but not longer like the Healer. The Leader can have any mate in any rank except the Carer. The Leader is in charge of battles, Patrols and any other things. 

 

 Bright Lightning Pack: 

 Leader: Moon Leader~ pale gray female wolf with white crescent marked chest and ears with blue eyes 

 General: Stone of Crevice (Stone): dark gray male wolf with black paws and ears with dark yellow eyes 

 Healer: Acorn of Oak (Acorn): small ginger female wolf with dappled green eyes 

 Defenders (defends the hollow): 

 Lead Defender~ Storm in Clouds (Storm): gray male wolf with dark gray stripes with blue eyes 

  Fire of Forest (Fire): dark ginger male wolf with pale green eyes 

  Rain of Air (Rain): light gray female wolf with amber eyes 

  Thunder of Day (Thunder): large black male wolf with yellow eyes and missing ear 

  Shadow of Night (Shadow): dark gray male wolf with blue eyes and black spots 

  Sun in Sky (Sun): golden female wolf with green eyes and ginger paws 

  Tiger of Jungle (Tiger): large ginger and white male wolf with stripes and with yellow eyes 

  Flower of Field (Flower): ginger and white female wolf with green eyes 

 Hunters (hunt for Pack): 

 Lead Hunter~ Wind in Moor (Wind): small but swift gray male wolf with amber eyes 

 Fawn of Valley (Fawn): white spotted ginger female wolf with green eyes 

 Mountain of Earth (Mountain): large but lean gray and white male wolf with yellow eyes 

 Badger of Woods (Badger): large black and white male wolf with green eyes 

 Dusk at Sunset (Dusk): black, white, brown and gray female wolf with blue icy eyes 

 Coal of Flames (Coal): light black male wolf with small ears with green/yellow eyes 

 Grass of Field (Grass): gray female wolf with amber eyes and long fur 

 Horn of Elk (Horn): dark brown male wolf with black paws and amber eyes 

 Carers:  

 Lead Carer~ Seed of Plant: creamy colored female wolf with green eyes 

 Snowflake of Frost: gentle white female wolf with crystal blue eyes 

 Ice of Lake: white and gray female wolf with green eyes 

 Velvet of Eyes (Velvet): brown female wolf with velvet amber eyes 

 Rose of Pelt (Rose): dark ginger female wolf with yellow eyes 

 Bird of Flight (Bird): brown and white female wolf with blue eyes 

 Swan of Pond (Swan): white female wolf with hard blue eyes and black ears 

 Snow of Sky (Snow): pretty white female wolf with blue eyes and a gray tail and muzzle 

 Honey of Hive (Honey): pale creamy and ginger female wolf with foresty green eyes 

 Pups: 

 Fang: dark brown and light brown male wolf with green speckled eyes

 Misty: gray and white female wolf with green eyes 

 Feather: light gray and white female wolf with icy blue eyes 

 Twig: light brown male wolf with yellow eyes

 Flint: black male wolf with amber eyes 

 Maple: ginger female wolf with green eyes 

 Sap: thick light ginger female wolf with amber eyes 

 

 

 

Prologue

Moon Leader sat as the pale moonlight glimmered off the surface of the limestone rock that jutted from the ground. The river at the bottom of the gorge roared in her ears as he hooting of the owls in the tree's branches echoed through the still air. The snores of her Packmates, the wolves of Bright Lightning Pack, traveled through the forest. 

Moon Leader looked at the sky. Only a week ago, Edge of Cliff, the Healer of her Pack, was murdered by a grizzly bear. Moon Leader remembered as she and her General, Stone of Crevice, were running through the forest and how they followed the bear's roars and Edge's fierce growls. But they arrived too late. The bear already fled when they came to the cave. Moon Leader's heart almost stopped as she remembered on how she saw Edge, limp and dead on the stone floor, as his throat was cut up and bleeding. 

Moon Leader has been the Pack's leader for four seasons. Already she was wise and knew the dangers out in her territory. Like posion oak, bears, panthers, snakes, hunting dogs, rogue wolves and eagles. And she knew to warn the Pack if she ever saw any enemies. But, of course, she didn't. 

Moon Leader missed him more then ever. His white, snowy pelt, blue icy gaze and soft, smooth voice. He was perfect. Spirits wouldn't stop her from picking him as a mate. But now he was gone. 

Moon Leader and her General carried his body back to the hollow after that. The other wolves were puzzled. But not her. She was guilty. She saw that bear eating berries near the gorge two days before his death. She should've warned him, but didn't. How STUPID. 

 Moon Leader didn't like any other wolf in the Pack. Like, LIKE LIKE. Only Edge. He was so handsome and smart. "STUPID BEAR!" Moon Leader snarled as her claws dug into the jutting