A small Ember amidst a raging storm

Koray was terrified. He alternated between whimpering and barking at the claps of thunder as they menaced him. He was mostly shielded from the rain under the wood where he was; but was still mostly soaked from the rain and shivering with every gust of wind. Koray was afraid for himself, certianly; but more importantly to him, he grew more and more frightened by the fact that he did not know how to get home now. Everything was different, dark, wet, and loud! He was going to make his mother worry if she woke up and he was gone, Ammy too. Koray wanted to run home; but he could not face the storm, and did not know the way. Sick to his stomach and filled with fear, he barked when he saw motion in the raging dark of night. A flash of lightning illuminated the shape of a wolf and Koray barked again; but when it drew closer and he saw green eyes, for an instant he thought it might be his mother, come to save him. Koray was so happy and shocked that he fell quiet as they drew closer.

Koray realized his mistake when they drew nearer. The wolf did not smell or look like mom at all. His bright blue eyes brimmed with tears amidst the reddish patches of fur on his face. "Please don't eat me" he whimpered "My mama will be sad, my brother too. I'm not very big or tasty. Please." Koray knew other wolves were dangerous, especially for little pups like him. Even though her question had seemed harmless, Koray had been at the big pack meeting and seen how some wolves could act like friends and then not be.

He cowered at the back of his covering and shivered both from cold and fear. Just hoping to survive this encounter.