Click click click. My claws clacked against the stone floor as my paws pummeled the ground. I began to pant from running this long. 'How could I let this happen' were the words that circled my mind jamming into ever crevice of my brain. My ears were pressed back against my head muffling the noise from the outside. Green and red sweaty hair clung to my face and wormed its way into my tears eyes. I violently shook my head clearing my mind and my eyes. Why did I have to leave? Click click click snap! Curse the road and curse the cracks that were in the road! Curse my hair that prevented me from seeing the crack! Curse my choice that caused me to leave. And above all curse the one who slain my father. The snap of my claw sent pain into my paw and up my leg. I lost balance and hurtled into the ground, my snout hitting stone and the impact causing my body to follow and skid off the road. The flashback played in my mind as I lay at the side of the stone road.

"Huh?"
"Sir are you sure you want to leave the kingdom?"
"Shut up I'll be fine"
"B-but you can't leave your father alone! Your all he has left!"
"I'll only be gone a while"
"Where to?"
"Who knows I'll just wander round find trouble elsewhere and return! I promise to bring round a souvenir for you"
"Kirsche! I demand you to put down that pack this instant!"
"I demand you to u hand me! This is MY choice and IM leaving!"
"Oh, there is no stopping you is there?
In that case... I wish you the best of luck in your journey and may things here stay safe"

I shut my eyes hard my ears burying themselves further into my fur to keep out the putter patter of an oncoming storm.

"LORD KIRSCHE!!! I CAREY WITH ME THE MOST GRAVE OF NEWS!"
"Lord? W-what's going on?"
"You must leave to home immediately!"
"On who's orders?"
"There are no ones orders... Your father Kirsche, he's, dead."

I grit my teeth. NO! I have to get back home! I won't lay by the side of a road and rot. I heaved myself up onto my feet, my fur heavy from the falling rain. Slowly I put a paw in front of dark bloody paw heading back to my kingdom. 'My kingdom'. My mind would replay that often but it never sounded right or fit on my tongue. There! The bridge to the kingdom was in sight! If I could just cross the bridge if be fine. click click click. A little more. click click click. I was half way across the bridge now. Click click click. The bridge seemed to stretch on forever finally a claw clicked down on land that was now mine. I looked up to see the castle at the top of the large hill that our town was built upon. click click click. Up the hill. click click click. To the front door of my palace. click click click. my class on the front door of the castle. The door opened revealing Tux, our butler. His pure dark grey fur was now flecked with white from age. 'What else have I missed?' I wondered silently. I don't remember much of what happened then. I couldn't hear on account of my ears being pressed into my fur not see from the fur pressed to my eyes.
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"So what does this mean for me?" I asked Tux. I had recovered from all that ailed me, physically. Mentally i was broken. Tux sighed "well, I know for me it means having to order another whit hat for you... And you sir will be receiving it. That's right you'll take your fathers place as white hat. I know you'll do well." he patted Me on the back before walking to the door, "Oh and I forgot to tell you that other city white hats will be coming for when you receive your white hat. Or more like their coming tomorrow and staying until you receive your white hat. "Does that mean..." I trailed off. "yes, Rumple and all the others are coming." Tux finished and walked out of the room . 'oh no' I thought. All the other white hats are pretty much insane. Some are obsessed with silly things like cheese and others execute subjects just for fun. I laid my head down on my paws and sighed. I needed the rest, tomorrow would be a long day.