Titan knew that he wasn't allowed to leave the den. He knew that his mom and dad would be angry with him if he ever decided to leave the den and explore a little. Ever since Malia was brought back after her adventure Titan knew that his mom might cry if he and his siblings disappeared from the den again. Titan didn't want to see her cry again. He wanted momma to be happy.

He knew all of this.

S-so how did I getted here? Titan looked around timidly unable to recognize his surroundings. He thought he'd been going the right direction, but obviously the dark boy had been very wrong. This was the wrong forest,and the scents of his pack mates were no where to be found.

The shadowy young lad had chased a butterfly out of the main den out into the woods. It was that bright yellow flying creature that evaded his every attack. In the end Titan had been thwarted by the swift creature as it flew just out of his reach. Then on his way back down the young pup tripped and fell into a muddy puddle. Horrified by the sticky stuff clinging to his small legs and dark fur, Titan waddled out onto the bank and tried to rub against a tree to get the smelly mud off. It didn't work that well, and in the end he stood there suddenly frightened of his surroundings shivering with mud up his legs and over his belly.

That was when he decided to find his way back. The woods looked like the kind that were outside of the cave den. He did not know how large the forest where his mothers territory lay really was. Nor did he realize that he was headed in the complete opposite direction from Whisper Caverns borders.

The pup had walked for a very long time at first confidently through the willows. However as the hours passed by Titan found himself growing more and more scared at every strange scent and sound that the forest exposed to him.

"Momma.. Maaaammaaaaa... I wand to go home. Mammaa.." The calls echoed tiredly from the young Thorbens muzzle as he staggered along straight towards what might be his saving grace. Willow Ridge borders were close. However his calls wouldn't just bring wolves to him.

Titan did not know how much danger he could be in.

Titans cries were finally answered. The young pup froze as a russet form separated from the landscape and trotted his way. The huge wolf was so tall that Titan had to crane his little head awkwardly to get a good look at the male who approached. The scent. Maybe he had scented this wolfs smell before, but Titan really couldn't remember the uncle who'd visited him for a short time only once before. The young pups eyes grew wide with curiosity. Sure he was intimidated by the mans form, but it was oddly familiar. The scent wasn't dad, but the wolf certainly looked like him. It was only when Guiness spoke that Titan was sure that this wolf was not father.

He so big. No growling oh yelling. He don't look mad oh sad. Is he nice? Titan reasoned out innocently in his head that this was a good wolf. Not someone to be scared of even if he was big like daddy.

Thinking back on Guiness' question Titan wagged his tail. He know momma and daddy. Why? Wiggling with excitement and an energy he had not had previously Titan bounded up to Guiness long legs then looked up at the man with curious blue eyes.

"You know momma and pappa. Who are you?" The pup didn't even stop to think of how Guiness had even known his name. All that mattered to the young boy was how this stranger knew his parents. "I wanna go home bud I dunno where I am. Is home dis way?" Titan began padding past Guiness excitedly with a bounce in his step. The dark pup knew he was going the right way! It shoulda be only a tiny farther now! patience was not something this young pup seemed to know of yet.

Titan cocked his head when the russet man told him that he was family. The boys black tail paused in its wagging as the young lad thought about this guy being his "uncle." But uncle who? Titan resumed his excited tail wagging while padding around the large male.

"That's why you look like daddy! " His voice laughed and the young male strode closer to the big somebody. This wolf was definitely one to be trusted. Especially if he was family!

"So whad's your name? Since you know mine." Titan queried cocking his shadowy black head; eyes locked onto Guiness' amber ones as he clawed at a shiny red lady bug scrambling over the earth.

Titan had tried heading forward again only to be stopped by the red man. A large paw stood in his way along with the mans rumbling voice. The voice warned the pup that he was headed the wrong direction. "So this way then?" Titan turned 180 degrees around with a quick flick of his dark legs. It surprised the boy that he didn't trip up on himself doing the quick turn. Raising his head proudly Titan started padding along lifting his legs high as if in a marching band trying to show off to the larger male.

"You can walk width me if you like." Titan responded to "uncles" question with an air of nobility now. As if he were the king already and the russet man was a follower. Titan would allow him to walk alongside him back towards home.

"One day I wand to help mom and daddy width their work! Only I can do it because I'm the strongest. My sister doesn't listen to anyone and brother is too weak. So I will protect them!" Titan boasted puffing out his chest completely unafraid of his current "lost, far from home" situation.

No why should he worry when he had his uncle beside him?

Titan nodded his head as Guiness padded along with him. Though the boy was not used to being called prince so his steps faltered a bit until the child regained his calm outward appearance. Dats right I'm a prince... Titan reminded himself of the title even though it was rarely if ever used back home around the cave.

They walked for a while passing clumps of late blooming yellow fall dandelions and purple hued asters. The dark furred pup had his head tilted to one side as he listened to the rumble of his elder uncles voice. Surprise spread across the young males features when he heard Guiness speak of once being the runt of his litter. "Were you really?" The curious voice tried to imagine the rusted man as a pup just shorter than he was. It was quite hard for the dark lad to think of the man as a "runt" when he was a child.

"Well I hope Yuka grows up soon. I want to play with him more. It's usually just me and Malia playing while Yuka sits with mom and watches. " Titan sighed knowing that his brother never played with them because their play fights would get too rough. The gray boy always seemed to get hurt so easily. Titan was willing to go easier on his brother if it meant that they could all have fun. The young Thorben felt bad looking at his brother sitting alone while he had fun.

"I try not to hurt him when we do play though... Cause I don't want him to stop..." Titan whined softly. The young boy was only just learning of how to be gentle. A trait which his father and uncle knew so well.

Before he even realized it Titan was blasted by his parents and their subordinates scents. Shaking his silver tipped ruff the black child stopped at the border and sniffed at it. "Momma and Pappa. This is home! I can find my way back now!" Titan turned to look up at the man to thank him however Guiness had lifted his head and began howling. "No no! I can find my way back!" Titan growled at his large uncle alarm clear on his face.

What Titan thought was that if he returned home by himself it would show Narimé that he could travel around the territory by himself and she would let him out more to roam around. But... if she finds me with him then she'll know I got lost and never let me out of the den!! Titan whined loudly trying to get the male to stop howling. Then the dark boy turned and tried to run forward straight into the territory to get away from this "Uncle Guiness" who was about to get him into trouble.

Titan thought hard for a moment. Why would anyone not like playing? Even his mother had dropped down to their level just to play with the Thorben brood. He couldn't answer back to the larger male even if Titan wanted to. He had no answer to give.

Reluctantly the dark boy waited with Guiness wondering if his father had even heard the call. His chin held up once more and mischievous eyes glinted back at his rusty coated uncle. "Maybe he's already busy?" Titan might be lucky today. He wouldn't get into trouble if his father was already busy with something else.

A hawk screeched high in the air above the pair of wolves. Titan's ears angled towards the noise then his gaze settled lightly upon the floating dot high above them. He wondered how strong birds could be if they could float through the air so high up like that. Sitting there doing nothing was boring the child, and sometimes it was bad for him to sit too long thinking on things. He would always start imagining weird things. Like right now his imagination was pretending that the hawk was flying loops in the sky and coming towards them with a crazy glint in its eyes.

"Uncle Guiness are dose big birds up in da sky dangerous?" He asked nonchalantly still quite bored by their sitting near the border for so long. The dark Thorben was quite ready to be done with this place and head back to the den for some food. His stomach had begun growling again telling the child to "FEED ME!" like it always did.