The pair of yellow eyes blinked in surprise. It was quickly replaced by relief, however, when the realization hit her that she was not alone. She shared this scary, exciting, exhilarating ability with someone, and it wasn't just any random villager. It was her best friend. The boy she'd grown up alongside. Before she could respond to the fact that a beautiful speckled wolf stood before her, Kiyiya had gone and knocked her back into the present. 

The village was in danger. 

Maheegan, being even faster on four legs than two, darted from the woods and careened toward the village. Her tongue lolled from her mouth with the exertion.