Hoshor Plains Been there, done that, came back

The other's inquiring gaze over his shoulder had Ruvik's heart begin to start to thrum like a hummingbird's. He followed his look, glancing behind his shoulder with his features twisted into a mix of dread and terror. Only, there was nothing there, just rain, rain and more rain. Unless the stranger knew something he didn't.

He snapped back to attention in an instant, before lowering his body and creeping forward a little, not unlike a scolded pup seeking forgiveness. "M-monster." It was always a monster. Whether it was a fearsome deity in the form of a cougar, a scorned sea witch, or a pale demon with a taste for wolf flesh; they were all monsters to him.

"A white wolf...he attacked! Tried to eat..." Ruvik could barely string together a coherent sentence. He skittered even closer, regardless if the man allowed it or not. "Almost got Hu..." He choked back the words as the Empress' name almost slipped out. "...h-her."