Haunted Wood don’t trip

ecology lesson!

famine sniffled, then asked: what? there was someone outside, though they didn't smell like anyone he would have known. in fact, they didn't smell lupine at all. what the heck, he whispered to himself. goliath slowly emerged from the den, bright blue eyes searching in either direction for the stranger.

and sure enough, he found it. a large mule deer, much larger than him, stood almost within reach. where were all of the adults, and why weren't they chasing this thing away? famine had some experience with hunting smaller animals but never something of this size, and so did nothing but release the most intimidating bark he could muster.