[Ookami-onea-chan91]

It was like a normal day in the forest surrounding the castle grounds, the guards of course were trailing around with nothing better to do. There never seemed to be any actual work for them and most times they ended up dozing against the walls. For the men that were raised and taught how to defend their kingdom and rulers, these days of long boring hours just didn't seem worth it.

Although today could be considered different, as they normally allowed pretty much anyone walk through the gates into the town, today they were being cautious. With the celebration of the Princess's birthday, and the rulers had cautioned them to be on guard since the Princess was coming of age. The young woman would be participating in the annual parade that ran along with the grand event.

Soft crunching sounds announced the approach of a figure from deep in the trees, dried out fall leaves nearly as big as dinner plates always seemed to try and thwart his cautious movements. Black tipped white wolf ears twitched nervously, pinning back as he came close to the gate and the guards. "Hnnn.... Damn..." Grumbling softly he shrugged deeper into the overly large jacket that seemed to swallow his small figure. "I hope I can at least get in to town... I'm starving." Hand rubbing his stomach lightly, soft golden eyes flitted from one human to the next.