Come a Little Closer

Redrum's fur bristled as he saw the girl, just a bit bigger than him, bravely yelling to alert him of the lurking danger  that he hadn’t even noticed. Again, he had gotten himself into trouble, and this time it wasn’t a huge wolf like Akuma that had come to save him. Anxiety spiked up in his chest, fear and doubt threatening to freeze him in place. But. His mother had taught that all the wolves of Insomnia were family, so when the boy saw this unnamed girl shoot out in the path of the panther, its claws raking her side painfully – he was instantly growling and barking at the attacker. It was all he could think to do.

Baring his needle-like teeth at the feline, which was a brutal reminder of the cougar from before – Redrum sought to distract the cat. He was panicked by the sight of his savior breathing harshly, as though she could not catch her breath. Was something wrong with her lungs? Could he help by splitting the attacker’s focus?

His worries aside, instinct urged him to adopt a defensive stance. He shot her a quick glance, as though assuring her he wasn’t about to be dead weight. He may not have fully understood the dangers of the world, but he knew loyalty when he saw it. And he wanted to mirror it.