Chapter 14: The Great Wolf King
"You could've told me we were getting close," I hummed, glancing back at Raya as I stood across from Ragnar.
"We aren't," Raya muttered in response, fidgeting uncomfortably as she looked at her father, "This isn't the first time that a challenger came to fight him, but he always awaits them at the top of the mountain. I've never seen him meet them halfway."
"I couldn't hold back my excitement," Ragnar grinned, his canines flashing as he stared at me with a fire in his eyes, "I hope you don't min- hah, I don't actually care if you do."
Abruptly, he yanked his son, Ragno, back. He practically threw the man backward, sending him tumbling behind him and onto his back.
"F-Father?" Ragno asked shakily, staring up in confusion at his father's back.
"Don't get in my way," Rangar said bluntly, taking a step towards me as his eyes were alight with excitement, "I've been waiting for you for a while, challenger. It took you long enough!"
"I kept you waiting, even though it's only been a few days?" I hummed, smirking as I tensed my arms, "I'm flattered."
My eyes widened slightly as I spotted some movement behind Ragnar, and a few seconds later multiple more wolf-men came barreling down the mountain.
"Your Highness!" One of them shouted - the wolf-man looking more human-like, with a human body and skin, but with two floppy ears. Noticeably, this wolf looked far older than any of the other ones I had seen so far, with gray fur on his ears and facial hair.
Overall, he looked like a typical wise old man.
[Podo] [Dire Wolf Advisor] - Level 22