An Echo In The Night

The black

(Quick update for you few awesome people who may be reading this)

Echo dashed into the forest, her eyes darted every which way as she ran, tree branches seemed to reach out and grab her, they seemed to tell her to go back, to go back and tell the truth, to go and save Christian, but she didn't. The roots of the trees were the same way. Not to mention the undergrowth. It kept tearing and grabbing at her skirt. She was terrified. Suddenly She balked and fell flat on her behind, as she saw a wolf bigger than a pony standing in front of her growling with its teeth barred. Old Red!!! She gasped. Part of the reason why this wolf was called that was because his mouth almost always had blood dripping from it and the other reason was because, long ago, at least according to legend, this wolf had eaten a girl no older than herself who was most often found with her mother and grandmother at their little house in the woods. She had a red cloak and she was almost never without it, so she became known as, Red, sadly though the wolf had found her picking flowers in the woods one day when the wolf came upon her. They knew this had happened because the found her cloak lying in the woods. She never would have left it there so they assumed she had dropped it when she was swallowed whole by the wolf. Then, to Echo's astonishment the wolf spoke, and said: i am Red! Guardian of the woods! The voice was loud and yet sweet. It boomed through the forest. She gasped. What do you want with me? She asked. 'You are brave"... He said. He approached her. She stood her ground. Open your eyes oh child an angel! He stood by her side looking at her. Since you have shown Your strength. And your passion. I will send you to the place you will get what you need most. Although that was not the brave thing to do. But first, what do you need most. Revenge. No my child that is not it. Freedom then? Nay, you have much to learn. What you need most is love. You want and need to be loved. That is why i am sending you there. Were? To the place of love. Its sounds like a wonderful place, my dear wolf but how am i to trust you? You ate Red. Did I? The wolf laughed. Nay, i sent her to another place! A land were she can be free. For THAT just so happened to be what she needed. I hear she is a princess. A princess? Humph. Not likely. I will not trust you. Well my dear, said the wolf. YOU do not have a choice in that. And at that he grabbed her and tossed her towards a tree. She closed her eyes waiting for the impact but it never came. She opened them slowly. She was scared to death. she was falling into a deep darkness. So black she couldn't see her own hand. She heard a howl in the background. The Wolf!