Ironheart: Alpha reborn

It was raining outside the shack, Old man Grey was humming to himself the good old lullaby. He waited patiently as the rain drummed in the ceiling. "Where was Adris?". He thought of the young lad. Adris has always been the one true part of him that he cherish the most. Grey never had a son. He was a man that lived alone with no wife, child or family. Grey grew up in Carpe Town and was under the blacksmith Helton, as his apprentice. Helton had told Grey when he was twelve years old that he was adopted from the monastery.

Helton felt it necessary to tell the young Grey the truth come what may, Grey will feel resented and sadden but with time he will accept the truth. The boy has always thought Helton was his father and had asked numerous times about his mother. Grey found Adris in the woods in silverfox paths probably abandoned. He took him as his own and since then trained him. He took to the forge in the town where he worked and registered him when he passed toddler's age into the Cathedral's school.

KRAK!!!

There was a flash of lightning outside followed by the thunder.

Grey's mind was reminiscing on Adris, who knows what has made the young boy not to have returned from school. Adris schooled at the cathedral. The big church had a big hall where almost all the town-dweller's children do come to school. The school has always been known as The Cathedral Academy. It was fifteen kilometres from the shack to the school. Adris has never been late from school before and that alone bothered Grey. It was already becoming dark, Grey took a look at the Grandfather's clock on the wall. It was 9 O'clock. Grey stood up and lit the latern. The light illuminated the room of the shack. Beside was the a mattress where Adris and him lay to bed and just a few steps where he was seated was the round table where lay the map of Carpe town, the lantern, a torchlight, the shack keys, a plate and a cup. Just at the extreme end of the shack was a pile of clothes which are partly owned by Adris and Grey. On the other end, was a large cupboard containing kitchen utensils and a stove.

Krak!!!

The lightning flashed again like a rumble. Grey stood up walked towards the narrow entrance of the door, the lantern in his hand. The rain felled massively outside. It was really hazardous with the cold.

" Adris" The old man muttered to himself." Where goeth you, poor lad".

***

He ran and stumbled. He fell and tumbled. He knew that the fangs in the dark were no joke. Surely, a vicious animal must have found him. He was the prey. Following the lonely path was not what he wanted to do. But Tom won't stop bullying him no mAttercliffe what. The young boy and his friends would take turn to pitch his hands, forehead and throwing his books to the ground. Adris has never opened up about the bullies to the school Master or Grey. He thought that it was of no use doing such. Adris was so introverted in nature that he hardly opens up to himself. Their class teacher, Miss Ross , an elderly lady in her sixties has somehow made him confide in her. She has on some occasions apprehended Tom and his cohorts whenever she sees them harassing Adris. Sometimes with punishments she deemed fit for the boys. Today was another day, Tom and his gang were expulled from school because the school authorities had heard about what they did to Adris. They were summoned to appear before the school Master in the DISCIPLINE room. After several questions concerning Adris which was thrown at them, they couldn't defend their inapt behaviours. The headmaster proceeded to give them an indefinite expulsion. Adris decided to take the lone path home after closing time to avoid seeing Tom and the rest of his gang. He dreaded what might happen to him if they accosted him coming back from school through Colmon alley. He held tight his school backpack and walked through the lonely path, this path was known as the Silverfox paths. This was were according to the popular rumours flying through Carpe town; The site of a man murdered by a wolf. Adris had been told legends of wolves by Grey which haunted Carpe town a long time ago. Adris could vividly remember the tales Grey used to tell him. Decades ago, legend has it that their were wolves in Silverville the valley that connects to Silverfox paths. Silverville was on the hills while Carpe town lay on a landscape in the plains. The road to silverville was through silverfox. Grey's Shack was at the town's outskirt overview of Carpe town. Adris usually comes home through the only known road which Adris has made him sworn to use to and fro whenever he goes to school; The colmon alley that connects to town. But today, Adris has taken a different route which is the dreaded Silverfox path and to worsen the matter the sky darken and a heavy downpour emerged. The rain fell and dampened his clothes, shoes and pants. He was already shivering and it was getting dark. The sharp fang he earlier was no longer in sight. He felt a sharp pain below his kneecap and touch his finger at there. Raising his finger, he saw blood and knew he had wounded himself from the fall earlier ago. This path was rocky, filled with fallen leaves from dead trees. He stood and gazed. He saw that he was clearly in the middle of nowhere. How was he supposed to get back home. He couldn't follow back the route he came first, it was getting late and dark already and second which was the most primary reason...THE WOLF might await him. A risk taken must be taken for once, Adris knew he had to face his fears. He must continue this path and never look back. Their was a long way ahead of him. Amidst the none stopping downpour, he breathed, wiped the dirt in his dropping face, clutched his backpack and continued walking.

"Pa Grey I am coming back home soon" he said.