The shouts of men were far behind him as he stalked through the dense forest that laid outside the city walls. Kolgrin had left a trail of dead soldiers in his wake, many of whom he had once served. He would be hunted as a traitor now, of that he was sure. The king's men would probably be hounding after him at this very moment if they weren't too busy running around like decapitated chickens. The great wolf wasn't too worried about them, to be honest. He was more worried about finding the one person he found himself truly loyal to.

The princess had more or less raised him from a pup since he had arrived at the castle. The king being too busy to bother with him, and the maids being terrified of him, the gentle hands of the young royal was all he'd had. Once he had been big enough, he had been traded off to the royal army to serve. However, his heart remained the softest for the young woman who had reared him. He may have fought with the soldiers, but in his mind, it had always been for her. 

And now she was gone. Upon hearing of the young mistress's disappearance, and the queen's death, Kolgrin knew he could no longer stay in the castle. He couldn't hunt the person he was loyal to. He didn't know if she actually killed the queen or not; he didn't care. A wolf's loyalty didn't waver over such matters. All he knew was that he had to find her. 

He'd led the first search party out of the city, where he knew her trail didn't lead. Once they were far enough away, he'd turned on them and tore into them so suddenly that they didn't have time to fight back. Once they had been killed, he bounded off into the woods. Her trail hadn't left the city, which made him think that she was still hiding within the walls. However, he couldn't go back now. Not without raising some sort of alarms. But sooner or later, she would have to make a break for it. And Kolgrin planned to be there to help.

The black furred beast crouched down into the thick brush upon hearing hoof beats. The clack of armor approached him, and the talk of men made his ears perk up. Another of the king's search parties was out scouring the forest. He hunkered down, waiting for them to come close enough to ambush.