Haunted Wood A lonely road

"Excellent!" Wraen replied glad to have a willing companion - not all people saw the beauty in traveling and wasting energy in exploring new places. She did not mind doing it on her own as well, enjoying the independence that came along with making your own decisions, setting your own pace and deciding, where to go next and when to return home. 

What she found more difficult than she had expected, was keeping up with Bernard. While he could stroll, she had to pad quickly to match his steps. But she said nothing, keeping her gaze focused at the goal in front of her and time from time letting it turn to the side to eye her sturdy companion. 

"You would make an excellent body-guard," she said, feeling amazingly safe in the presence of the big wolf-dog. "If I was not just a subordinate in a pack without any real power, I would hire you right away."