Day one turns to spooky night - Halloween romance

As Mortis considered how he was going to be keeping Hika warm and comfortable on the strange, cold night, the other wolf was finding them a place to sleep. “Looks good” Mortis agreed, frowning at the rising mist. Shivering, both from cold and a feeling he couldn’t quite place. “Come on,” he said as he picked up the pace. “Let's get ourselves tucked in, this nights going to be a cold one”

Ensuring Hika was close to him, he hurried them towards the tree trunk. Before they reached it, a shadow seemed to flitter past them on their right, but when Mortis turned his head, there was nothing there.

"Speech"