Thank you to my wonderful beta Stella!
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She heard the howling as she ran, her sandals flopping against the back of her heels. The sounds of snarling and flesh ripping turned her stomach as she pushed her way past low tree branches and bushes.
'I hope I'm not too late…' she mused worried, stumbling slightly as her foot snagged a root, her body propelling forward as she fell. She gasped at the pain she felt in her leg, looking downward to see a small trickle of blood staining her white tabi. Landing on the cold, hard ground, she crawled forward, desperately trying to will her body to stand.
She heard the sound of yelping, and stilled her movements. Lifting her head, she glanced towards a thicket of bushes just to her right.
She urged her body to continue, hissing as sharp rocks scratched at her arms accidentally. She pushed the pain to the back of her mind as she dragged herself forward, reaching the bushes after what had seemed like an eternity.
She moved the thicket aside to gaze all around, searching for the pained sounds of howling.
Her eyes landed on the white dog, who was being mercilessly attacked by a pair of brown wolves. She gasped, watching with fear in her eyes as the beautiful white dog was brutally clawed, the vicious wolves relentlessly snapping at his body.
She stood slowly, looking around for something she could use to fend the wolves off of the poor dog. She saw a good sized stick to her left and grabbed it with shaky fingers.
Creeping towards the smaller wolf, she raised her arms above her head and swung down with all of her might.
"Stay away from him!"
A/N:: Traditional Japanese socks that are ankle high and split between the big toe.
