It really was a good place to build a base, there were all kinds of resources here,

Nyla takes some large logs that were nearby and places them in the middle of the clearing, facing each other, perfect for building a fire in the middle, really a great demonstration of strength from the young wolf, these logs seem to be quite heavy, Stary looks with admiration and curiosity,

Sitting down on one of the logs, he finds himself facing Nyla, who has now just sat in front of him at a reasonable distance,

Stary now with the serene sunlight, he looks at the white wolf in front of him, Nyla seems much happier, he thinks, now with his thoughts in order he can't help but notice some details in the wolf, the first thing he notices is that Nyla is really short compared to the others, she is almost her size but taller,

He notices the delicacy of her features, the softness of her white fur and the grace with which she moves. every movement is a subtle dance, mesmerizing you and holding your attention,

His white fur is actually more charming bathed in daylight than night, his clothes are actually a little torn, with more details he sees before his drawings are still visible, although stained by the events of the previous night, his colored clothes light gray then somewhat tattered, braided colored ropes run through details in her clothing, and some in her hair,

Stary notices that, although Nyla has characteristics similar to a wolf, such as her white fur and sharp claws, her way of walking is different, she moves deftly with just two paws, like a human, which is curious for Stary. Furthermore, he realizes that despite her werewolf appearance, Nyla also exudes femininity and strength.

Nyla was definitely a strong girl, Stary to think optimistically,

Stary notices that Nyla, now sitting on the log with her head down, is scratching it in an embarrassed way because she feels forced to start a conversation, trying to make some possible drawing, Stary only identifies scratches in the wood,

“So Stary how are you?” Nyla now looks directly at him,

As their eyes meet, Stary looks at her only to notice the color of her emerald green eyes,

Nyla, now also having the same look as him, feels encouraged to also explore Stary's strange look,

She notices some things too, his dark gray fur, like the night, his beautiful violet eyes similar to that of a feline, in fact all of Stary was exactly like a fox, there were claws, but unlike her, Stary actually walked on four legs, She usually only walked like that when she wanted to run faster, she had gotten so used to walking normally that it now seemed strange to her, how did he manage to climb things like that?

Stary's shy and innocent appearance in front of her makes Nyla think with admiration, I've never really seen anyone like him, I'm going to try to get to know him a little more!, I just have to try not to seem too curious,

Looking at her long tail swaying from side to side, seeing the sight of Stary in front of her, Nyla has a flash of something she hadn't noticed before, making her blush immediately, and look away,

It turns out that Stary really had no clothes all this time, that's why this idiot was so cold, looking around trying to hide Nyla is convinced of the obvious, ha it must definitely be something fox, right? After all, he walks like an animal, it must be normal for him to walk around without anything, right?

“Stary ehhh” Nyla faces him again full of motivation trying to ignore her embarrassment and have a serious and adult conversation,

“I have some ideas of where we can go now!” Nyla states,

“That’s fine with me, you know it’s not like I have better options to go to” Stary says laughing nervously trying to hide his amnesia,

“You know I really liked this place, perfect to stay for a while, it has water, food, sun, I'm feeling much better now” Stary is now really well, after last night's rush,

“Look, I know it seems tempting to stay here, but we have to continue, the forests are very different than they were before, yesterday was proof of that, we must be careful” Nyla says, trying her best to think of a solid plan,

Looking down sadly, she adds “I know a place, it’s not that far from here, if we leave now we can get there by nightfall”,

"Wow! Seriously? What kind of place is this? your tribe?” Stary asks,

“No no no, my tribe is actually a long way from here, we ended up running in the wrong direction” Nyla says laughing at her lack of analysis as her escape was completely poorly planned,

“There’s a city nearby, quite big actually, lots of humans live there”

Stary quickly looks at Nyla with a mixture of amazement and surprise, humans? he had a clear image in his mind of what a human being was, but although he had never seen one in his life, or at least he didn't remember,

“Have I ever seen a human before?…” Stary says softly

However, Nyla, thanks to her sharp ears, can clearly hear what Stary said, every minute she was by her side, the more her head created more questions,

“Look, Nyla, if I’m being honest with you, I’d rather stay here until tomorrow!” Stary says giving his part of the plan,

"We don't have resources, and besides, I don't think that maqui... I mean demon!, is going to attack again," Stary says with conviction,

“More Stary, we have to walk, the city isn’t that far away, if we run we can…” Nyla stops for a minute to breathe, leaning on a tree, she was really tired from the rush of the night,

“Nyla, I know it seems stupid, but we're both tired, I know you really want to go back to your tribe, but what if along the way we find the demon back, he must be hanging around, I think it's better to wait for the one less day!” Stary's plan actually seems calmer and more structured,

“It’s never a good idea to throw yourself into the forest without resources and tired, come on, trust me please, I can put up a tent with leaves for us to sleep in, what do you think?” Stary really knew how to survive, walking around tired on an unfamiliar planet was never a good idea,

“Alright, I’ll go out again, and get some sticks, some fruit, you’re right!” Nyla says looking at Stary,

“In my tribe they always say that it is never good to underestimate the forest, let’s prepare first!” she says as she reorganizes her forces

Nyla quickly gets up from the log, preparing for long hours of picking up sticks,

“Come on Stary, we can’t take too long, I’ll run back there and get some berries, you can go to the river to drink water, I’ll meet you there in a bit”,

Nyla, demonstrating her agility, in seconds runs into the forest, leaving behind claw marks on the ground and Stary, who has now just calmly risen from the log she was sitting on,

As Stary heads towards the river, Nyla heads towards the fruit bushes, both with the same question on her mind,

Although until now trust has been their guide for them to begin a cute bond of friendship, distrust begins to invade the terrain of their minds, planting questions in both Nyla and Stary,

Nyla, picking the fruits, wonders if Stary is really trustworthy, and decides to create a crazy plan in her mind, although the curious fox was nice to her, several other things didn't make sense, in the years of her life in her tribe she never heard talk about other races living on this planet besides wolves and humans,

Wolves and humans really hated each other, and fought several wars in the past, one is even about to unfold at the present time, but Nyla's tribe, as it was closer to a main human city in the region, was forced to form bonds of trade with them, but Stary was not a wolf!, she could not enter the city with him, thankfully she knew of an informant within the city, who always helped her tribe to lower trade taxes,

His plan driven by totally selfish feelings was,

She would take Stary safely hidden to the human city, they had to cross the border, and she wouldn't risk going deeper into the forest, she didn't want to encounter any more demons, not after yesterday,

After they crossed the border, she would then re-capture Stary, he certainly wouldn't suspect anything, she would just be nice to him, then she would just take him to her tribe, who knows, maybe she wouldn't be respected in the midst of your people?

She could even become a leader of an exploration group in the future!, of course Stary had nothing to do with it, but it was his fault in the end, right?, who sent him to venture into the lands of her people's territory,

Nyla, saddened by this selfish thought, decides to focus on her more logical side, and do what was best for her, she would protect Stary until then and then the future in her tribe would be up to his fate,

Realizing that she had already harvested enough ice star fruit, Nyla charges again, heading back to the river to meet up with Stary, and begin her incredibly well thought out plan,

For Stary's part, he finds himself sitting in the river in front of him, the waters so crystal clear that although the ripples of the weak current reflect the two twin moons still visible in the daytime sky, he leans forward to drink the refreshing water, wondering some things about Nyla,

“What a difficult situation,” Stary says to himself, seeing his reflection in the river,

“In the end, this is life, right?” he claims,

Stary already knows exactly what is going on, not for a moment did he trust Nyla either, although the white wolf seems like she could become a great friend, the current situation wouldn't allow that,

It seems that the temple he appeared in was in some territorial region, obviously they are half wolves! Of course they would have these things about territories, if I don't doubt this tribe of theirs must even have an alpha or something similar, I bet they must even howl at these moons, Stary thinks letting out a little laugh,

I really hope they are good deep down, like a cool tribe, the way Nyla seems to be experienced with forest things, and with a very tribal attitude, it wouldn't be anything new if she tried to capture me in the future and take me to that tribe , possibly some sacrifice?

Stary sees an image in his mind, him hanging under a huge fire, with naked wolves dancing around him, singing stupid words and preparing a death ritual, this mere vision sends shivers through his entire body,

But the thing that intrigues Stary the most is the machine from last night, and also the existence of humans on the planet, if they are the typical humans that her hazy mind remembers, they should start to see buildings or advanced constructions as streets, when they start to arrive. near this city,

I hope there are other foxes there like him, so it will be much easier for him to steal a ship, or get a job, he could even invest in a store, or start a partnership with Nyla, so they can form a singing duo. , and he, as a businessman, keeps the money! his ship could even have a recreation room! with bar, arcades, and everything!

Yes, Stary really was a megalomaniac fox!

For now the only thing he should focus on is the moment Nyla would try to capture him, now the question was when would that happen, would if I was nice to her I could make her change her mind?

Nyla now getting closer to the river, she sees the vision of Stary rubbing his paws in an evil way and muttering things, really he was a strange fox she thinks, or an idiot,

“Hey Stary, I’m back” She shouts to get your attention “I managed to get a lot of fruit, here get it”

Nyla approaching, catches Stary's attention, with a kind of cloth bag in her hands, throwing the bag high, Stary quickly focuses her attention on the object, taking a huge leap into the air and gracefully catching the fruits and her mouth,

Taking to the ground inside there were at least some fruits, enough to satisfy both of their hunger for a few hours,

“Wow, you have good reflexes" Nyla says in surprise, the last thing she expected was for him to be that fast,

“Thanks, come on let’s go back to the logs, then you can get back to building the fire!” Stary says,

Maybe Stary could take this day to try to find out more about Nyla, about what she likes or doesn't like, who knows her suspicion could be wrong,

Returning to the clearing, they sat down and decided who was going to do what, Stary would set up the makeshift shelter, and Nyla would set up to pick some fruit, and pack it for the next day's trip,

“So… not to be annoying, but why did you capture me?” Stary asks unassuming,

“Like I know, I ran away, right, but I just wanted to know, do you always capture strangers in the forest? Or was this the first time?” Now was Stary's chance to find out what happened,

Nyla looks at him, with a mocking tone and says, she lets out a growl and says laughing,

“Look, you’re kind of the one who invaded our territory, so it’s your fault!” she says feeling superior for a moment,

"Besides, your escape was pretty pathetic, and before you ask, I only saved you back there out of pity, you were incapable of fighting, I know you're weak and all, but I couldn't let you die so badly. shameful” Nyla laughs loudly, emphasizing how weak Stary was,