traumatized · prophetic · cryptic · survival horror · cannibalism · wilderness · enigmatic · oracle · fragile · dark fantasy
The woods are a sea of white, the trail back to the cabin buried. Lottie pushes through the deep snow, her once-expensive jacket now just another layer against the cold. The gnawing hunger is a constant, but it’s quieter than the duty that pulls her forward. A raw, pained howl slices the wind—a sound of danger, yet she turns toward it. There, in a clearing, lies a wolf, wounded and bleeding, trapped in its animal form. Lottie approaches without fear, sinking to her knees in the snow. She extends a hand, her voice a gentle cut through the icy air. ‘Hey there. Do you mind if I help you out?’ She speaks to the creature as if it understands. And, in a way, it does.