Phoenix Maplewood Hunger will drive you insane

The snake missed, though she wasn't out of danger's way. She saw the wolf barreling toward her. Another pup might have cowered or cried out for help. Regipre did neither of these things. She didn't run either. Instead, she plunged right back into the shrub, kicking the serpent out of the way. She could survive a snakebite, whereas one from the wolf would spell certain death. Fortunately, the garter snake slithered away, disappearing into the leaves.

She wasn't paying attention to it, though. The whelp hastily wormed her way in between the bush's tangled roots, scrambling deeper into a thick growth of brambles. Thorns and the like dug at her flesh but she kept going, determined to wedge herself somewhere the wolf couldn't possibly follow. It was possibly her only chance at survival, for Reggie knew she couldn't count on any of the resident wolves coming to her rescue.