Chapter 6 My Wolf

The immense black wolf with its crimson eyes is there before her. It advances slowly towards her, but upon seeing her close her eyes and curl up in a clear display of the immense fear she is experiencing, it halts a few steps away from her. It sits back on its hind legs and watches her, doing nothing more, slowly wagging its tail from side to side. Gil is still trembling with fear, and although he has stopped, she continues to back away until her back hits the trunk of a tree, where she remains, unsure of what to do next. She observes that the wolf makes no move to approach her again; on the contrary, it lies down with its head resting on its front paws, never taking its now golden eyes off her, tail wagging gently. She doesn't know what to think—it's a massive wolf! She notices how it lowers its ears in a clear sign of submission to her. She knows this because of the many times her father has explained what that gesture means in dogs and wolves.