Wolf Emerge

Randelle

Everything was dark and still. Slowly, details emerged from the void. Hard stone beneath my body. The murmur of flowing water. A dull ache permeating my bones.

I blinked open my eyes. Sheer canyon walls surrounded me, cutting a jagged line across the night sky. How did I get here? The last thing I remembered was collapsing into Jeremy's arms after the battle with Luthien.

Pushing up with a pained grunt, I scanned the shadowy canyon. "Jeremy?" I called hoarsely. No response except my own echo. Unease prickled my skin. Where was he? How did I get back in the canyon alone?

The scrape of clawed feet on stone jerked my head around. A large grey shape detached itself from the shadows - the massive direwolf Luthien. I tensed, ready to fight or flee. But strangely, her demeanor seemed non-threatening as she approached.

Halting before me, Luthien sat back on her haunches and spoke in a gravelly voice. "Be at peace, young one. I mean you no harm here."

I gaped in shock. "You can talk