Chapter 22

I couldn’t fall asleep, I just sat up and watched Tony and Sylvia curled up next to each other. Their ears twitching every time a new sound was made in the distance, only lifting their heads if the sound got close. It usually only turned out to be an animal or, if it was really far away, a hunter turning over in the leaves; all together it was fascinating to watch them lying together. Aside from that, the only movement they made was once in a while kicking their feet back from a nightmare or two they were having. They slept in wolf form incase danger came near so they could react without having to waste any time with transforming in and out of wolf-form. I lasted about two hours before I finally dozed off.

I woke up alone, the fire was put out and Tony and Sylvia were nowhere to be found. The heavy fog that surrounded the area made it extremely difficult to smell anything. Everything was in a grayish light; even the sky offered nothing in the color department. All I saw were clouds,