Return to Earth
WHEN SUE OPENED HER eyes she saw a wolf looking back at her.
Propping herself up on her elbows, she looked it over. She'd never seen a wolf before, especially not close up. She recalled pictures in her schoolbooks of all the life forms they were going to introduce into the new worlds. They were all sorts of canine breed of dogs.
She almost wish she had studied more, as she never thought she'd have to use it. As the books would always be there.
This wolf was here, though. Looking at her with piercing eyes. And the books were not.
Then she remembered: Wild. Carnivore.
She pushed herself back with her elbows and tried to get her feet under her without looking away. She needed to know if it was going to attack her.
Then its voice spoke up in her mind.
“I'm not going to
