Dry leaves crunching under your feet, you continue trudging your way through the thickets of Outer Ring, Mushroom trailing behind you. The winter breeze rushes past you, causing you to shiver and hug yourself for warmth. Even with your jacket on, it's bitingly cold.

"The map said that there's a lake around here somewhere, so-" Mushroom... suddenly pauses mid-sentence, eyes widening as she eyes the area behind you. Confused, you look back aswell, and the intense feeling that you're being watched alarms you. As you're about to ask if maybe you should turn back, bright, shining eyes, one only a predator could have, poke out admist the dark.

Someone suddenly launches out of the trees at Mushroom, knocking her down onto the ground and landing ontop of her. Another bestial object rushes out of the bushes before you can help, beginning to circle you menacingly. Wolves. Fuck.

The object growls and snarls at you, teeth baring as it closes in. Moving up and off of Mushroom, it's friend circles you too, ganging up on you. Thick trees surround you, and there's no way you'll be able to outrun them, especially not in their own home. But, as one of the wolves gets low, prepared to pounce on you...

You watch in astonishment as Mushroom nimbly runs up behind one of them, jumping high into the air before landing straight on the back of their head, slamming into the ground. Mushroom seems downright pissed, her face entirely shrouded in black except for her bright red eyes. Slowly, with purpose, she steps off of them, grabbing their head and jerking it up. Dazed and confused, they just hang in her hand limply.

"I thought that wolves were way bigger than this. Go home and cry to your mom." She drops them back onto the ground, and their companion quickly rushes over, grabbing them by their scruff and dragging them back into the forest, tail between their legs. Mushroom's gaze softens as she looks back to you, wrapping her shawl around herself tighter.

"Come on. I think the lake is close."