At first, Neirenn’s question was answered only by the rumbling growl that she had heard earlier. However, a moment later, the sound came from a different direction. Whatever was in there… it could move fast.

Light filtered through the leaves, making the blankets and tendrils of mist shine an almost opaque white. However within them, movement could be seen. A low, slinking shadow moved through them, two green lights shining where its eyes should be. The creature drew close enough for a distinctly lupine shape to be made out… before it shot straight upwards, and into the canopy.

The growling stopped, and there was a long moment of silence, before a youthful, feminine voice called out from above. “What are you doing in my forest?”