Arrow Lake the pariah

@Cortland forward dated 3 days

follow the scent.

the aroma of flesh and blood had washed over him; there were wolves nearby. the stygian wraith seemed as though he was alive with the premise of such promising things. all that waiting - all that wanting. he had passed days by searching only for the taste of the blood that he shared. the ghoul peered curiously upward at the mountain across the lake. while water lapped lazily at the shores, he allowed his aching feet to find a release from carrying the weight of his ragged frame. 

drawing inkjet eyes to the sunspire across the placid waters, the ghoul released an exhale that rattled his figure and sent a wheeze from the back of his throat. the blood that had pooled around his muzzle before had crusted there, leaving a reminder and a warning for any who might dare cross his path. then, the fiend lowered his crown to drink the water. when he had quenched his thirst, the ghoul drew his dark tongue along his muzzle and recollected the memory of his last kill. it was oh so satisfying.