Prologue

A full moon casted light across the dark area by the huge mountains. A group of silhouetted wolves gathered around in front of a huge course: at the beginning was a huge group of briars. After it was a large pit that seemed like it was bottomless. After the pit was a place with geysers, and at the end was a rocky hill. A big wolf stood at the top of the hill.

"Alright," growled a battle-scarred wolf, "you apprentices must run this course."

The smaller wolves standing in front of the battle-scarred one remained quiet.

"We'll have Ry go first," grumbled the scarred wolf.

A female wolf stiffened and fought back a growl. She stepped forward, and looked at the wolf, who glared at her. She wanted to snarl at him, but couldn't without being punished; she was training to be a Protector, despite the teachers obviously didn't want her. Of course he singles me out, she thought bitterly.
"Go ahead," said the scarred wolf.
Ry sighed and looked at the course ahead. Yin, Yang, let me make it out of here alive, she thought desperately. She looked at the briars in front of her, the first obstacle. She bunched her legs and made a leap, trying to get over the large patch of the briars. She got most of the way over before she landed, falling into the briars. She yelped and crawled out.
"Come on, Ry!" snarled the scarred wolf.
"I'm trying," Ry hissed. Luckily, the wolf couldn't hear her.
Briars stuck in her pelt, Ry made her way to the pit in front of her. She took some steps back and ran, jumping across. She made it to the other side, but her back legs slipped behind her, making her dangle over the pit. She let out a yelp of terror, and luckily pulled herself back up again.
Ry made her way towards the geysers, that were blasting hot water out. Ry ran across, trying not to get hit by any of them. She jumped just as a geyser exploded, catching her tail. She yelled out and landed hard on the ground, but quickly scurried to the other side.
The wolf waiting at the top of the hill scratched her face, making Ry yelp and fall back. "You little shaji!" he snarled, pushing her away. "You call that a session? My pups could have done better, and they were born yesterday!" he leaned in towards Ry. "If you want to be a Protector, good luck!"
Ry narrowed her eyes and walked away, sitting alone on the hill. She looked in the distance to see another Protector apprentice taking the course. She growled and picked at a briar on her paw. Just because I'm a girl, Ry thought angrily, they think I can't be a Protector...

Author's Note:
Sorry it's short. :U
A "shaji" is basically a bad word in the land of Yin and Yang, by the way.
In that land, girls are thought to not be cut out for being Protectors.