Time to Think

The woman had just begun to feel at peace, lost in her own thoughts, when a dark voice seemed to hiss in her ear. She flinched, silver eyes flying about to find the source of such a sinister voice. She then noticed the large blue wolf that was staring at her with bright, hungry eyes. His words sent chills rolling down her spine. She had always been wary of wolves because they were larger and stronger than she, but... "No. You won't eat me." Kitsune seemed to insist, her voice trembling uncontrollably. Wolves didn't actually eat foxes, did they?

She had never been more afraid.

The silvery vulpine skittered backward as the beast grew nearer, asking if he could have a try? Kitsune yelped as she reached the edge of her boulder, nearly slipping off and into the sea of turbulent black rocks. If she fell down there, it would surely mean tumbling to the bottom of the mountain. But which would be a more merciful death? Eaten by a savage wolf or crushed by rocks after falling down a mountain?

Kitsune didn't want to experience either of them.