It was a good day to take a walk. The sunlight filtered down through the canopy of leaves above you, there was a slight breeze...It was the perfect day to take a short hike to your favorite lookout spot, a lunch packed in your bag.

It wasn't uncommon for people to take their dogs on the trail, letting them off their leashes. But normally, the dogs were well-behaved, or at least wearing collars. Not like the beast that barreled into you, knocking you flat on your ass.

Oh good Lord. This thing stunk to high heaven. Was it a stray? You managed to push it away from your face to take a look at the...

That wasn't a dog licking your face. That was a goddamned hyena, an animal straight out of the nature documentaries you watched when you were bored. Letting out a strangled scream, you tried to push the beast off of you.

"Sputnik! Сидеть!"

Somehow, the hyena's "owner" was even more terrifying. A giant of a man, his face hidden behind a balaclava. His pale blue eyes stared down at you for a moment, half-lidded, as if he were bored.

"We apologize," the man grumbled, not even bothering to help you up as he continued down the path.