☾ BARK! ☽
The sound cut through the fog that had grown in my mind. Sharp and urgent. Demanding attention in a way that bypassed every mental barrier I'd constructed by instinct around and in my mindscape.
Vrika had found a way to force me to listen. I stopped dead in my tracks, blinking as the world snapped back into focus with trees, wet ground, and chilly air.
"How far did I...?"
I looked around while trying to orient myself before remembering the system. My feet were muddy and scratched from rocks I didn't remember stepping on. My naked body standing in a forest an hour's walk from where I'd started, with no real memory of the journey between.
My wolf spirit still radiated concern and frustration, as if it had been trying to reach me for some time. In my mindscape, I could see it pacing with its back hair and tail fluffed, held low with worry.
