The Thorn and Broom

"It happened suddenly and with no apparent warning: a howl which reminds you of the call of wolves in the night. Something about it is … Different. Something is not right. It is a sound that is only wolf-adjacent. A call from the dark produced by the vocal cords of an entity belonging to neither the realms of man nor God. For some time now, its followed you day and night. In the dark it grows louder and certainly seems closer than ever. The sound rattles the bones and reminds you of an ever present danger, interrupting sleep and meditation. It is the third day that youve traveled without rest ...