Holo slept in the cart as Lawrence took them through a forest

Lawrence turned to look back at his companion, and stood staring for quite a while, unattentive to the road ahead. He whispers to himself, "Holo is looks cute and adorable when she is sleeping, even lightly snoring…"

Holo's ears twitched slightly, but Lawrence did not notice.

Lawrence has fallen in love with his traveling companion, a pagan goddess of harvest that is part wolf. A wise wolf.

There was a sudden jolt as they hit a rock, and Holo quickly awoke to see Lawrence staring at her.

"You really like watching my beautiful face as I sleep, do you not?"

Lawrence flustered immediately, and replied,

"You heard me?"

"Every word, you fool. I do not snore, but…"

She didn't finish what she was saying as Holo's ears quickly perked up under her hood.

"There are wolves nearby. They are normal and a pretty small pack"

Lawrence immediately put attention to the road, and was thankful for his supernatural companion.

If it wasn't for her hearing, he wouldn't have noticed until it was too late.

Lawrence saw a few wolves cross through the forest, ever so slightly brushing the trees alongside them, making a noise.

He quickly pulled on the reins to stop the horse.

The cart slowly halted.

Wolves appeared, silently moving toward them from in front of them.

"Cover your ears."

Lawrence did as he was told, and saw Holo preparing for a howl.

AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

This wasn't the howl to scare off the dogs, as she did in the sewers when they were being chased. It was a howl of dominance over the pack.

The wolves howled in return. They weren't aggressive anymore, but continued to head towards the cart

Holo got off the cart and proceeded to talk with the wolves in a series of barks and howls.

"The wolves are afraid of you", Holo said as a few of the wolves growled while eyeing Lawrence.

"You need to show submissiveness to the alphas."

"Who are the alphas, Holo?"

"That would be me and this wolf right here", pointing to a darker haired wolf that is slightly larger than the rest.

"How would I do that?"

"You will have to get on the ground and lay on your back, present your belly to me, then fold your arms."

Lawrence slightly blushed, but did as he was told.

He got on the ground, laid on his back, and folded his arms across his chest.

Holo hovered over him, licked his chin and nose, then followed by the alpha male.

Lawrence stood back up, and the wolves were now friendlier.

"You have shown your submission."