Sequoia Coast where the days have no numbers

She is far too focused on her walking that she doesn’t notice the approaching wolf. One step in front of the other will lead her back and she’s able to track herself back, despite not having gone terribly far. However, when the other wolf is close enough to shout Hail!, Qilaq’s legs give out from beneath her and drop to the ground as if it had been a gunshot. Her nails dig into the dirt and she buries her snout between her paws, wishing for nothing more than to become invisible.