[s1e4] The Wolf -
The giant creature looked from the sleeping boy back to Elena. It let out a low, huffing breath that smelled of pine needles and iron. It bowed its head slightly, nudging Leo's wooden flute with its wet nose.
It was colossal, standing nearly as tall as a horse, with fur the color of midnight and a jagged silver scar cutting across its left eye. It didn't growl. It simply watched her, its amber eyes reflecting the firelight with a terrifying, intelligent intensity. [S1E4] The Wolf
Elena’s younger brother, Leo, had disappeared into the brush just before sundown, chasing a stray lamb. Disregarding the panicked cries of the village elders, Elena ignited a heavy iron lantern and plunged into the tangled web of ancient oaks. The giant creature looked from the sleeping boy
A low, rhythmic crunch of frozen leaves. Not the frantic scattering of a lost child, but the measured, heavy tread of an apex predator. It was colossal, standing nearly as tall as
The woods of Blackwood Forest were never truly silent, but on the night of the fourth full moon, the air grew thick with a heavy, suffocating dread.