NaNoWriMo: Day 7

Yes, we're about one week into NaNoWriMo, and I have 13,300 words thus far. Today, I wrote 2,011 words. How cool is that? 2011! XD
Anyway, I'm finally getting toward the main-er part of the storyline: Mori and Albira just recently met Luther and they decided to go with him on his journey, which has the same goal as theirs; to find the cure for the disease going around.
Right now, Mori is crossing the river with Albira and Luther, and he's horridly afraid of it; his first river crossing was at a young age, and there was trouble that almost caused him to fall into the water.
Quite traumatic. Mori is also afraid of hurricanes and the dark.

With that out of the way, I'll post the brief character descriptions later on (haven't I said that already?) just like before!
Here's the slightly updated and a more tolerable version of "The Dawnwolf" summary, though I still think it's too long. You know me, I'm really long winded...:

In the distant land of Tanakosk, a young elven boy named Mori lives with his family on a large farm in Kattiro field. Here, it is known to all of the farmers that a small wolf (known as the Dawnwolf) comes at the first light of sunrise to awaken them to a new day with her melodious cry.
However, their peaceful lives are soon to come to a swift end; a terrible disease is spreading among the people, and with it, an oncoming famine is making everything worse... Soon, even the Dawnwolf retreats and howls no more.
One day, while Mori is out playing by himself in the woods by Dawn Hill, he discovers the Dawnwolf laying starving and wounded by a stream, and takes her in immediately, but keeps it a secret from everyone else. He does his best to heal her wounds, and stealthily feeds her scraps from his lacking meals, leading her on the road to recovery. As they gradually form a strong bond, Mori names her Albira, which little does he know, is her real name...
Alas, the secret doesn't stay for long; a rumor starts spreading that Albira is responsible for the famine, that she's been killing and destroying crops and livestock, and before long, Mori's older brother Ven discovers Albira. Mori refuses to let him harm her, and frees Albira and lets her flee.
After this, a cloud falls over the family, and eventually the virus encroaches upon them and afflicts Mori's parents and his little sister Eve, who is the only one besides himself who believes that Albira is somehow their hope for their survival, not their enemy.
When the doctor does all he can and can do nothing more, Mori makes the astounding decision to leave his family's care in his brother's hands and determinedly sets off to find help.
He finds Albira again and heads for town, where he meets an odd young man, a banjoist named Luther, who tells him he's heard a rumor about a rare flower known to be a cure-all, which grows in Alumea, a far forest in northwest Tanakosk. He insists on accompanying Mori, and the three of them agree to cooperate together, and thus, they make their journey across the land.
But Mori will experience the unimaginable, and face his worst fears... not only that, but as the situation starts to become complicated, things don't turn out to be nearly as easy as he hoped.

No, I won't keep posting this summary over and over again... I'll look over it properly in later time, but this will be sufficient for now!

That's all for now; busy, busy, you know!
Wolf