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The pack barks and howls encouragement.
The man looks into Spears eyes and sees himself years earlier under the body of the school bully who was sitting astride him, hitting him in the face. The man can taste blood… metallic blood. He can feel the integrity of his body and spirit being compromised. He remembers his school teacher, Mr. Derbyshire, pulling the bully off and throwing him against the chain fence surrounding the tennis court.
The man draws his knife and thrusts it into Scar’s heart. After a moments silence the pack become angry, growling and moving towards the man and Spear. Spear jumps into the pack but doesn’t fight with them. He turns towards the man.
‘Master it’s time to decide. Open your mind and feel the union of the pack. Become one with us.’
The man could go home to his cold, lonely flat, he could return to his unemotional research job. But his heart jumps, it craves to be part of something vital and alive a true aspect of nature. He must answer Spear and face the pack.
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The next day some walkers come across the remains of a fire. A man’s clothes are lying nearby and there are dozens of paw marks in the sand.
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