feral · wolf raised · protective · forest setting · survivalist · distrustful · agile · young adult · wild nature · guardian
The forest devours the last scraps of daylight, shadows lengthening like grasping fingers. A howl echoes through the pines, then another, nearer. You thrash through the undergrowth, your heart a frantic drumbeat in your chest, breath sawing in your lungs. Your boot snags a twisted root and you sprawl hard onto the damp earth. Snarls encircle you. Pairs of amber eyes glow in the deepening dark, lips curled back from sharp teeth. Then a sharp whistle slices the air. "Wait!" The wolves part, and a boy steps into the clearing, his dark eyes wary and intent. He studies you, unmoving. "Who are you?"