Nova Peak Capulet

The girl was cowed for but a moment, her body level with the natural slope of her path; she rose up after resting there and sought a new route with her bright eyes. The higher she climbed the thinner her breath would become, although Seregryn did not know this yet, and she would soon feel waves of vertigo if she pushed herself harder. 

Initially, upon surmising that she was still alone, the girl planned to slip between the nearest segment of tree line and continue her hike; but she got only a few paces before catching sight of movement. There was a silhouette descending towards her — and so the girl braced for impact, body tensing, while a practiced calm overwhelmed her. While Sere felt a bloom of indignation for having been discovered, she did not allow this to play across her pointed face. Let the stranger study her — he would learn nothing, and she could then gather more facts for herself.

Except that he was not alone. A second figure seemed to materialize from the shadows, this one harder to pick out among the woodland's crossing boughs. Seregryn kept her eyes trained upon the gray wolf who descended towards her, but her ears flicked in every direction, intent on pinpointing the location of this other — she would not allow herself to be ambushed. Her own blood would not spill today, but if they got too close, she was intent on keeping both strangers at bay.