Horizon Ridge Memories of Yester and Yore

a chuff, and the singer halted, quieted, to make sure it wasn't imagined.

his head turned to where the greeting-on-the-wind had come from, and he saw a wolf, within the earth, only his neck and head poking out.

the heavy tail began to sway. slavuj gave a bark in return, and padded over to the hole-in-the-ground.

( while approaching, his head angled to look in each direction, make sure the wolf was the only one around. )

he came perhaps too close, if his theory that he'd intruded upon a lone wolf's land was real.

"gued day, groundman!" the dog greeted with a grin. "are yeau ae dirt spirit, may-be?"