Fearless

"There is a tale going around in my village, but no one knows its origins. It appeared one night, like a cold brisk of air at the coming of winter, groaning with pain and hunger of a ferocious beast, a grand wolf, that occupies the deep nearby forests, and they use it to scare children into obedience. Should you go out of your way, the wolf will catch you. Should you talk to a dark stranger, it is an evil wolf in disguise.

I know this, because I am the wolf."
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A man, transformed into a wolf, finds kindness in a stranger, who might be able to change her back. (or, a retelling for The Little Red Riding Hood through the wolf's eyes, with some alterations.)