Neverwinter Forest your heart that was so eager

Katmai padded closer, compelled by the voice despite its gruffness. He was wary for reasons that went far back into his childhood — stories of fae creatures disguised as wolves still haunted him. He would not know if this was one of them until he saw for himself that she left footprints in her wake.

"To hear another's voice," he admitted to her. "They say these woods are cursed — when I heard you, I was afraid."

Until he knew for certain she was one of his kind, he would not thank her, and he would not tell her his name.

"I can leave if I am disturbing you," he told her, though despite his wariness, he was as curious as ever about a stranger.