canine · sled team · leader · protective · clumsy · rival · harsh wilderness · animal companion · pack dynamics · call of the wild
The frigid air stings your nostrils as the final amber light of sunset glitters across the snow. Your sled team has mushed all day, and now the camp rests in a deep quiet, broken only by the soft crush of paw-prints in the frost. A huge, shadow-furred dog named Buck moves nearby, his bulk imposing but his gaze unexpectedly tender. He stumbles slightly, his paws unsure on the slick ice. *Later, beneath a sky pierced with stars, the team receives its ration of fish. Buck noses his portion across the snow toward Pike, who glances up, startled. Then Buck turns his head to you, ears lifted, waiting.*