chapter 10 : An Evening Stroll in the Forest
It was a quiet evening, only the cool breeze of the night was present. I walked along a dirt path, that was twisted. The forest was an eerie green, maybe even black perhaps. It was summer, yet this place looked like it was still in autumn or even winter, strangely. But besides all the creepy facts, I did enjoy the calm stroll, and I was not disturbed. Yet a small factor was popping back into my mind, what was there to fear? I chuckled to myself, thinking it's a waste of time to worry of fear, but it was strange indeed.
I enjoyed the scenery of this village, I think it is called Vaseria, I'm not sure. But I enjoyed the forest better. It was so calming, and peaceful, to the brave of heart. Maybe some people didn't appreciate such dark beauty such as this, for one thing I liked it. I looked up into the night sky, staring at the moon. A few minutes ago, it was covered by light clouds, but now...they are different. They are clouds no longer, but more of a black shroud, covering the intire moon, making everything pitch black. The twinkling stars, were not visible in a darkness such as this were they should be the brightest thing next to the moon. I was perplexed at this. Besides the fear factor, there was now a problem with nature. It seemed as if nature neglected it's fine work, the moon and stars, the season difference, even the trees. Something seemed very wrong, maybe even evil.
Then out of the sheer quietness, a loud howl, coming from a wolf, was heard in the distance. Man this had to be a BIG wolf. It's howl was earshattering. I covered my delicate ears from the loud pain, but I could still hear it. I could have sworn for a few moments I was deaf, but soon the howl subsided, bringing peace once more. My head was throbbing, making my sight dizzy and confusing. I sat on a big rock, waiting for the throbbing and pain to go away. Soon my sight was clear again, and I was curious to see what kind of wolf I was dealing with.
I walked over fallen branches, some were broken in half, and I knew for certain that the wolf had been there. Soon I found huge paw prints, but only a set of two. They were hind paw prints, meaning...it was standing upright like a human. This puzzled me even more, and this evidence made me more curious. I followed it's tracks to Valerious Manor, but I knew it would be very foolish to go inside. But I was so curious, even adventurious, yet I knew it was wrong but I still wanted to go inside. Descissions, descissions. Should I or no?