A Little Bit of Blue

Eska didn't really understand the glow, but it didn't seem harmful, so she pushed it from her mind. Sulfuric eyes watched as Ulric slid his paw over the glimmering greenery. The motion seemed to make the glow brighter and the woman's eyes widened for a moment. Was this... something like the shore that glowed blue? Coming up beside her mate, Eska nuzzled into his shoulder. The air felt a little colder once she entered the circle of stones. In fact, as Eska breathed, tendrils of mist reached into the air. "Ulric..." she spoke hesitantly, looking back at her lover as he stood outside the circle, still inspecting the plants. "Something's not right."

A yip from behind brought Eska spinning about. Across the circle of glowing stones stood a small white fox. It's almond shaped eyes were locked upon the two wolves and it seemed to lack fear. That wasn't the uncanny part. Those eyes glowed just as blue as the glowing stones. The vulpine yipped again and stepped behind the closest stone, disappearing from view. Again, a yip sounded from behind and Eska turned. The same fox was standing on the opposite side of the circle, a smug look on its pointed features. "Ulric," Eska spoke again, coming up beside the earthen man. "Should we leave?" The woman was no coward, but this strange situation made her feel uneasy.

"Eska"