Maya took a deep breath in and out, and in again; her thoughts, a reeling mess as she contemplated on how to answer Emma’s question, without sounding like a monkey in a zoo. She had to tell a story the human could believe.

“Ok, Well…” She started off, hoping that Sia, her wolf, would help her on the way.

“..that day when you had come to the house to see Melvina..”

“Just skip to the part where we had entered the forest.” Emma said, interrupting ...