Panther Park monsters in the shadows

A howl was the first sound he'd heard from another wolf in days. Hide's ears perked and part of his exhaustion was forgotten in his haste to run after the sound. Branches and underbrush stung his face as he ran toward the source of the howl, but he couldn't care less about that at the moment. There were others here - perhaps someone who could help him get back home. 

Logically, he knew that it hadn't been that long. A week, maybe, at the most, but that was still far longer than he'd ever hoped to have been gone. Retracing his steps didn't work - the rain washed them away and he was left spiraling and walking in circles. So this was his chance at finding his way back home.

There was another voice - conversational, not calling - and Hide skidded to a clumsy halt before the two wolves. A quick test of the air told him that they were likely part of a pack together, but the smells were muted, and he couldn't really tell. But there were two.

"Um," he began, chest heaving and ears angled toward the two. "I'm... sorry to bother you, but my name's Hide and I got lost in the storm. I can't find my way back." It was probably a bad idea, but he had to ask. This was his only chance to get back to his pack. "Have you heard of Neverwinter?" It wasn't his pack, but it was where he was staying. Yuelong had been driven from their seaside home, and he couldn't imagine them going back just yet. The rain was still far too heavy.