I trudged along the path to town. I despised having to do chore work for the house, but Father always said "it's what keeps us alive." Either way, I had no argument to grant. I had to do the work anyways.

I sighed, as I looked up into the sky. A beautiful light blue with a mix between small and large clusters of white. Clouds.

I've always wondered what it felt like to be on a cloud. But I knew I could never reach there. The only place that touches the clouds is that mountain.

Mount Ebott.

I've had thoughts of what was up there.

No one I've known has decided to explore it yet. It was just…there.

Guess I'll never know. I don't carry the gall to travel such a beast.

At that moment I stopped. Breaking from my train of thought, I looked around to figure out where I was.

Taking in my surroundings, I seemed to be in a forest. I wasn't worried about being lost however, as the ground was slightly damp from rainfall prior to yesterday. This left tracks in the dirt, and I would just have to follow them to make my way back to the road.

But the problem was I couldn't move.

Because something else did. And I was not taking the chance of being attacked.

I prepared myself for anything, quickly equipping a small knife Father gifted me on a birthday. I slowly inched closer to a small bush, where I last saw motion.

Finally, I get close enough, and rip the foliage away.

…Only to be met with…

…A wolf cub.

But it stood on its hind legs, and its front paws were used as hands, shielding itself away from me.

I've never seen such a creature.

I was amazed; baffled to say the least that it existed.

It looked between me and my knife with pleading eyes.

Oh.

I quickly stuffed my knife into a side pouch, and asked if it was alright.

It didn't speak.

I realized the stupidity of asking such a question, mentally reminding myself 'it's a wolf.'

I cautiously begin approaching the wolf, holding my arms out so it could see I was non-threatening.

I could see it wanted to run, to get away from me. But it was too scared to even move from its spot.

I wrapped my arms around his form, it giving a surprised yelp. We both being of somewhat equal size made it easier to hold on to. I could then feel it wrapping it's around me as well.