SILHOUETTES

His approach was slow and easy, he was obviously attempting not to scare her from the way his tail licked at his heels but his form continued to grow the closer he got. Her ears began to fold against her skull, jaws unhinging a bit as his impressive form filled her vision. She didn't know that wolves got that big. Somewhere in the back of her mind she remembered meeting one of the Tortuga pack members who had been a giant, possibly bigger then this male, but she had only ever been around him when he had been lying down. This male was so much more imposing and the closer he got the more she tried to disappear inside herself. her expression was a mixture of awe and fear now. Would he eat her? Suddenly even his friendly gestures were starting to seem menacing, she didn't run, no she was practically frozen in place at this point. All she could do was stand and wait for this beast to decide her fate.

He gave her some space, stopping a fair distance away and allowing his tail to curl up over his back and wag gently to show that he didn't mean her any harm. She was still staring at him when he dropped the rabbit, its blood turning the snow crimson as he lowered his head and pushed it towards her. For a long moment she stood there, cautious eyes darting between his features and the rabbit he was offering her. His words were gruff but his tone was low. By now she had learned enough English that the meaning of his words came through well enough paired with his actions. Slowly a smile slid over her lips, soft and easy, before tiny paws slowly carried her towards the male and his offering. Her head would dip politely to him before she pulled at the flank of the rabbit. It was a fairly large chunk, she would take it and place it beside her before ripping a similar sized chunk off the shoulder. She knew she couldn't eat much and she didn't want to take his whole meal. It took her a fair bit of effort but she pushed the rest of the now very bloody rabbit towards him and motioned for him to take it.

If he wanted to carry on his way and eat she wouldn't stop him, what she had ripped off would be more then enough to keep her going for another few days and then maybe she would move south. But either way the smile that was on her lips was genuine, one of the first ones she had allowed to break across her features. She was glad he had stopped and decided to share his meal rather then eat her...

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