Chapter 359: Active Pursuit
The moonlight shining down seemed to pave the figure of the wolf in a golden light that looked surreal. I felt Prince Leonard stiffen at my side and realized that he must have seen the wolf as well. As if guided by instinct, my feet raced forward when the animal headed into the forest.
My sense of fear left me and in its place was a sense of desperation and curiosity. My instinct told me that if I followed the wolf, I would find all the answers that I had been looking for regarding my childhood and my parents.
Even though it was dark it felt like the path was clearly lit for me. My leg stopped shaking and I found myself running as fast as I could to make sure that I didn’t lose sight of the wolf. We entered the dark forest and were suddenly surrounded by tall and large trees. The wolf began running and I was worried that I would lose sight of it.
“Take my hand,” the prince said to me as he took my hand in his.
He began racing forward while guiding me behind him by the hand. I managed to move forward at a much faster pace now that the prince was guiding me. I was certain that with his enhanced senses, he could see much clearer than I could in the dark forest. Once again I appreciated the fact that the prince was there with me.
I had no idea how long we ran after the wolf because time didn’t seem to operate in the same way as it did in reality. Another sign that reminded me that I was living in a dream world was the fact that I wasn’t at all out of breath. It felt like I could keep on running forever without losing my stamina and running out of strength. Despite that fact I was glad that the wolf came to a stop, we were deep in the middle of the forest and I couldn’t tell where we were at all after having lost all sense of direction and distance.
“Where are you taking us?” I asked with the hope that the wolf could communicate back.
Silence was the only answer that I ever got and that made me realize that things were not going to be as easy as I wished that they would be. I should have known that the wolf wouldn’t be able to communicate with me using human language.
“Can you talk to the wolf?” Once again I found myself asking for the prince for his assistance.