Ash chuckled as he poked a steak with the end of the tongs to check for doneness. He pulled the medium rare off the grill as his massive steak sat on the top rack, barely turning brown and smoking itself more than anything. He replaced the cover and handed Becca her plate with some cutlery.<br/><br/>"Nah, this is a first for me." He said, "Having company." he paused for a moment, then added, "Welcome company at least..."<br/><br/>Ash's head lifted and his gaze drifted to the road they came down. In the far distance, a pair of lights danced in the trees as a truck bounced down the path.<br/><br/>"Speaking of which..."<br/><br/>The truck pulled up to the campsite, Ash's solar lights shining on the Park Ranger symbol on the door. A uniformed man stepped out, placing his wide-brimmed hat on his head.<br/><br/>"Evening, folks." He said, approaching the three, "How are y'all doing tonight?"<br/><br/>"Fine." Ash responded, "Something wrong, sir?"<br/><br/>"Are you the owner of this fine motorhome?" he asked.<br/><br/>"Yes."<br/><br/>"Do you have a permit to be camping here outside of the licensed camping area?" he asked.<br/><br/>"Sure. I got one from the City before I parked here." Ash pointed to the paper stuck between the glass and the bug screen of the camper door. The Ranger wandered over and shone a flashlight on it.<br/><br/>"Right then, everything is in order here. Not making too much noise I hope?" he said.<br/><br/>"No more than those teenagers across the lake." Ash said, his eyes narrowing at the man.<br/><br/>"Right. That shouldn't go on for more than another night or two. Classes are starting up soon." he said, heading towards his truck, "Look, some kids over there mentioned to me they saw lights over here for a while now. I thought I'd come over and see who owns them. You should be careful out this far away from everyone else. They say there's a monster in these woods."<br/><br/>"A monster?" Ash asked, his brow raised and a half smile, "Surely, your joking."<br/><br/>"I'm not joking, and don't call me Shirley." he said seriously, "It's Sam. Ranger Sam" Ash's brow dropped at the very bad joke but the Ranger continued on as if he was serious.<br/><br/>"Yeah the teenagers say they saw something big across the lake, and heard Wolves howling." he said, aiming his flashlight under his chin as if telling a scary story, still his face was that of a serious man. Shadows of his chin and glasses danced on the brim of his green ranger hat, "They say it's a Werewolf! Oooooh. I know right?" He turned his flashlight off with a click and holstered it.<br/><br/>"Are they drunk?" Ash asked, with a smile.<br/><br/>"Probably. A lot of weed over there too. As long as they don't break stuff or cause too much of a disturbance, I don't really care." he said with a sigh, "But I've heard wolves around here too. Recently as well. Just be careful around here. Do you have a gun or anything? A weapon of any kind in case one comes around?"<br/><br/>"I have....Something." Ash said, his eyes drifting up towards the nearly full moon.<br/><br/>"Alright. It's probably all bullshit anyway, but never hurts to be careful." he said closing the door. The window was down and he rested his elbow on it, "Take care!"<br/><br/>Ash waved at him as he backed down the road to the next clearing then turned around and drove away. He turned back to the grill and removed the now well-done steak and his rare one on the top.<br/><br/>"Time to eat!" he said, handing out the plates, "If you guys want to leave right after, I don't mind driving you. The whole talk of wolves or whatever might have you creeped out. You are welcome to stay. I have a couple of free bunks that are comfortable."