They walked throughout the long night. It was a slow progress, with Rick adamantly refusing to be carried by Sue’s wolf. Although she had initially been joking about the idea, she was now pissed he had not just gone with the suggestion. They would have moved at a much faster pace. She had no idea where they were going, but she wanted to get there as fast as possible and out of the cold forest.
Hours had gone by and dawn was creeping over the horizon. She was tired and Rick looked no better. Any attempt to talk had fast died as exhaustion began to pull on their nerves. Sue was sure even she could not shift into her wolf at that point in time. She couldn’t even sense the animal anymore, only her aching, tired body.
Rick stumbled over an exposed root in the ground and they both lost their b
