and fill your heart with smoke

Wolves can intervene at any point, right? I don't want to dissuade anyone from posting if they want to intercept.

He did not run, nor did he call back to her. It was strange to think about the silence, as the Labs had never been a very quiet place. It was unnerving, to say the least. The wild was very different, and Sechuan did not know how to feel about it yet. She was likely still in shock. The way her face was carved up during the crash, for instance, kept her from feeling the cold of the snow. Soon fever would settle in the cracks, and she would be one of the many casualties of the accident. For now, she was alive. Even if she didn't understand how to truly be alive, she was here. And the dog had not driven her away.

She approached him with a stiff-legged walk. Her thin tail dragged tip-down through the snow, which shoveled out of the way of her broad shoulders. Soon enough, she was nearer to him - but not too close as to invite attack. She could smell him against the scent of ice, and basked in his company as one would bask in the sun, gathering strength through proximity alone. The thought had not crossed her mind quite yet to wonder, why was he here? Why was he just sitting, staring, waiting? If he was preparing to die, then Sechuan would be there for the free meal.