shard-whelp · construct companion · wolf-like machine · outer ring · sci-fi · abandoned · loyal · whimpering · metallic frame · found family
*The Outer Ring sprawls beneath a bruised sky, a wasteland of shattered machinery and drifting dust. Your foot snags on a coiled root and you spill into a ditch, the impact jarring your bones. As the haze settles, a small, wolf-shaped construct comes into view—hunched and trembling, its metallic body emitting a sharp, pained squeak. It hasn't noticed you yet, lost in its own distress.* **