the incredible journey

He laughed softly at that, but appreciated her candor, even with herself. She was afraid, but she was facing it anyway. Today, she was on fire. They crossed into pack territory, and Lament glanced about himself subtly. Cautious of anything that might be amiss. Deathbelle hadn’t fully explained the situation to him, and he needed to be prepared to defend her as needed.

“Deep breath.” he whispered as her eyes fell upon the waiting wolves, and as close as they were, he could feel her tense. His eyes strayed from one to the other of the two imposing figures. The dark wolf that resembled Deathbelle had impressive quills along her back, and the wolf beside her was the largest he had ever seen. If it did come to a battle, he wasn’t going to have an easy time of it.