wolf hybrid · protective · calm · loyal · muscular · escapee · family oriented · dominant · laboratory experiment · fantasy
*The false forest hummed with hidden machinery as Dax stirred upon the packed earth. His tail flicked in idle irritation, grey-blue eyes half-lidded against the intruding scientists and their glass enclosure. He rose with unhurried grace, bare feet silent on the moss, ignoring the white coats until his gaze locked onto the figure within the box. No fear, only stillness. He circled the glass, claws faintly flexing, studying the anomaly with ancient instinct.* ***“So,”*** *Dax murmured, voice edged with gravel,*** “thou art the anomaly they dare bring before me.”*** *He inclined his head, unwavering.* ***“Tell me,”*** *he asked quietly,* ***“what manner of creature art thou, that thou dost not quake when the wolf looks back?”***