“Tina, it’s great you want to help, but please be careful,” he said. “Wild animals can act in ways we don’t expect, and this could be dangerous.” The forest around her seemed to amplify the weight of James’s words, the rustling of leaves and the occasional hoot of the owl becoming a symphony of nature’s warnings. Yet Tina felt pulled between wanting to help and listening to James’s sensible advice.
“Stay put,” James urged. “I’ll come to you as quickly as I can, and we’ll figure this out together.” Tina paused, torn about what to do next. She decided to send James her live location, hoping he could help once he got there. But as time slowly passed, the urgency she felt became too much to ignore. She was driven by a force she couldn’t explain, compelling her to keep following the enigmatic wolf deeper into the unknown.