Great Bear Wilderness kaleidoscope eyes

It was then that she saw the wolf in question. He was an older male, with a pepper coat freckled with white hair. The male was staring at himself in a puddle, for what purpose she did not know nor care. All she cared for was whether or not he would attack her.

When the wolf raised his tail and scanned the area, Erika cursed at herself silently for not moving downwind of him. The wolf shifted silently, backing deeper and deeper into the shadows, trying to avoid a confrontation.