<em>Elias in the Black Forest with a great Wolf</em><br/><br/>Hurtling into the clearing he stopped instantly at the sight of the wolf, dropping instantly into a fighter's crouch bringing up his arms with the blades pointing towards the great beast. He turned casting his eye back the way he came towards where the pursuing monsters of shadow had been. The screaming had stopped, for the moment, and the feeling of being hunted had disappeared as he had entered the clearing. Despite this he moved cautiously, sidestepping carefully his eyes on the wolf and casting back to where the monsters had been only a few moments ago.<strong>"Nice wolf" </strong>he said through gritted teeth,<strong>"Nice magic wolf"</strong>he continued, sidestepping slowly. His eyes were drawn to markings and the eyes of the beast, there was something about this creature, something he could not explain.<br/><br/>Whether or not the screaming had been real he wanted to find out, find and help whoever had been in such pain and anguish. He must be close by now, but he had to get round the wolf first.<strong>"You look like you can handle some shadow monsters"</strong>he said carefully, trying to not anger it,<strong>"Watch my back for me eh?"</strong>