Totoka River The Pig God

merrick had indeed read the girl's patterned message in the grass, and had tracked her in the days that followed. there was no reason to do so, for he felt no true sense of loyalty toward the little wraith, but all the same he followed her from outside the mountains to the place of strife he found her now.
merrick came upon astara as she struck the much larger wolf, a male who did not seem to immediately respond. the young coywolf paused in his steps, attempting to survey the situation before coming to her aid. while he did not doubt she had her reasons, it seemed a foolish, stupid move.
nevertheless, they had eaten meals together, slept near one another; if it had not been for her hospitality after the eagles, merrick was unsure that he would have been able to survive. and so he held back his charge in favour of loping toward the pair, tail upflung as he glanced between his demonic companion and the powerful man who appeared to be her quarry.