Gyrfalcon's Keep don't panic

From what the boy could tell, the darkness covering the sun was moving - slowly, ever so slowly. His heart rate rose as a small knot of fear began in his stomach. When night fell, the sun disappeared behind the ocean and mountains, that was how it usually went, right? But it wasn't time for night just yet. Maybe it was some sort of weird storm or a giant creature. Atreyu didn't even want to think of what sort of animal could block out the sun.

A rough voice suddenly snapped him out of his trance, causing him to whip his head around with a startled growl. "Wha...o-oh," he stammered. He assumed whatever had just made that sound would be another wolf but, instead, Atreyu was greeted with a green splotch covering half his vision. He stared at whatever stood behind the splotch, blinking as it quickly began to fade and reveal a dark wolf-shaped form. "What?" he tried again, blinking a few times more and squinting, trying to return his vision back to normal so he could properly see just who was reprimanding him.