Ravensblood Forest Sentinel

So focused on what had once been his home, Vale did not notice the strange canine creature that approached until he heard his voice. And an odd voice it was; Vale's ears pricked as he struggled slightly to make out the words. "I... I used to live here," he answered uncertainly. "But my family was alive, they weren't ghosts..." And yet it had been over a year since he'd seen them last. For all he knew, his family could be dead.

Looking from the trees to the stranger, Vale asked, "What are you?"