Just enjoying the lovely weather, you walk leisurely, ready to encounter anything on the way. All of a sudden, snow begins falling softy to the ground. Gazing up at the sky, you watch the snowflakes dancing to the ground. Curiously, you look around.

You see a fox-like creature with large ears and a black tipped tail. It seemed to be guarding a burrow, which was behind it. The rest of it's fur was snow-white, and it's eyes looked kind.

"Hehe, what a cute little angel!!" you exclaim, before you could stop yourself. "Oh shoot ..." you say, and you realize you spoke too suddenly.

All of a sudden a black one seemed to merge out of the shadows of the burrow, gliding over to sit by the white one. It's ears were cocked forward, focused on you. Then, you your surprise, the white one, padded over to where you were. Sniffing you suspiciously, it licks your cheek. You could swear the black one was smiling softy at you. What a wonderful creature.

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"Wow, they were absolutely adorable! And kind too!!" you said, grinning.

"They are. You should feel lucky you even encountered them, they usually rest in the burrows during the day, and hunt at night. But they have watches set up most likely - but you met Snow and Shadow. Snow is the healer of the pack, and can cause snow to fall. That's why it was snowing when you arrived. Shadow is one of the swiftest, and the best hunter of the pack. He can fade away into shadows at his will, so you must appreciate the sight of him since he showed himself to you." Cindra explained.

"Powers? Hmm ..." you answer, thinking about how friendly they were.

"Ummhmm ... where to next?"