The wolf ears trembled gently, and the large tail swept back and forth behind her. Her dark brown hair hung loose over her shoulders. Miss Shibel Beast, the wolf girl he had not seen since Ashes River Valley, stood behind him. Seeing Shade stare at her in a daze, she reached out and poked his arm again:
"Now isn't the time to space out. Long time no see, Shade."
"Long time no see. Right, this is a dream!"
The wolf girl blinked her beautiful eyes.
"It's a dream, but it's also reality. While I was running after the Original Moon, I happened to catch sight of you looking at the Moon too, and that's how we met. Come to think of it, I'm pretty talented after all."
Although he had confirmed that this was a dream, Shade still could not determine whether the girl before him was real or merely a creation of his dream.
"I've already received that piece of World Tree Bark. You're chasing the Moon? So where are you now?"
The wolf girl smiled and shook her head.
"I'm merely following the Way of the Wild, running beneath the Silver Moon. I don't know exactly where I've run to either. But there's a group who call themselves Time Guardians. They said I can't just travel through time whenever I please, but they can't catch me. They aren't as fast as I am. No, no, none of that matters.
"Since I entered this strange dream of yours while chasing the Moon, it means the Silver Moon guided me here to help you."
She placed a hand on Shade's shoulder. She had only recently come of age, and despite being a Witch and a wolf girl known for physical strength, she was still not as tall as Shade.
"What's