In the forest

    Meanwhile, in the shadows, Katrina and Gerald lurked in the trees, carefully backtracking, to find their way back to the pack, but very carefully. Almost everyone in the train their brought was dead or not with them, which could mean they probably suffered worse fate. They had to make their way quickly before the other pack found them first, though, so they kept as low a profile as possible. The only way out of this forest was through it, but they would need to be quick about it, for every moment they delayed was another minute that lost any chance they might have for survival. 

    

    They’d taken a little too long to leave, and now all they needed to do was get on their side without anyone seeing them. 

    After making sure they were as hidden as possible by the dense brush, Katrina looked up at the sky. “It’s so dark,”