Far too weak to stand, Prince lays down and looks in the direction of the howl.<br/>"Now, what, he asks himself, had Mordimir and his gang returned to beat him up once more, or fear grips him, was there another pack nearby?"<br/>Not having energy to think about this, the white wolf wraps his long bushy tail around his battered and torn vunerable body and drifts to sleep.<br/>Inside his dreams he is drinking from a spring with Amaya, who is his mate now, close at his side, while the rest of the pack are surrounding them and lapping up the cool spring water. He lays his paw on hers and looks into her beautiful eyes.<br/>"I love you Amaya, I always have. True to my word I have proved myself to you and the pack. Now at last we are united!"<br/>Amaya smiles and nuzzles him against his muzzle.<br/>"Yes congradulations Prince, and welcome to the family!"<br/>Then the scene changes to a frightening and terrifying scene. He is on his own with the love of his life lieing motionless at his feet, and the bodies of the members of the pack are scattered all about him. The forest in the background is engulfed in flames and from the flames emerges Mordimir and his warriors.<br/>A smile forms on Mordimir's face as he sees the scene.<br/>"I told you Prince, and I'll tell you again, you shall never expierence true joy, you shall never have a mate of your own, a pack to rule or have children to enjoy. Now look me in the eyes so that you can see the pleasure on my face as I kill you!"<br/>With that Mordimir leaps through the air. Prince sees teeth and claws. Then blood covers the scene.<br/>Prince jerks upright and starts worrriedly looking around him. His eyes are wide open as he scans the area for signs of the truth behind this dream of his. His body is shaking with untold feelings of fear.<br/>"What did the dream mean? Was his choice to join this pack, a bad one that would end in disaster, or would he indeed prove the wolf wrong, and expierence true joy in the shelter of his own pack with his truely beloved at his side and several children nuzzleing at his side?"<br/>The white wolf sighs heavily.<br/>"Thank heavens it was just a dream, I'm still here."