Feel the Burn (Pouge)

Today was one of those days: the ones that start off bad, and manage to get worse. This morning, I woke up to find everything soaking from the rain the night had given us. Not only was everything wet, I barely got any sleep from the thunder and rain falling on my makeshift roof. When I officially woke up, water managed to get soaked up into my sleeping bag. It seemed to go directly into my bones as well, because I could not stop shivering. I had to strip and de-soak my clothes for a while before heading out.

As I headed out into camp too look for food, I ran into a huge wolf. Unfortunately, it spotted me and started heading closer and closer, growling. Are you kidding me? Sighing in order to calm myself down, I take out my sword and attack the mangy mutt. I barely scratch its head as it attacks me back as it bit into my arm. "Son of a..." I quickly stab it in the stomach and shaking it off. I check to make sure it doesn't have any foaming on the mouth, which luckily it doesn't. I wrap cloth around my arm and keep moving.

Heading deeper into the forest from the camp, I catch a whiff of rain coming back, mixed with the smell of something I couldn't identify. What is that? Focus! I need to get food. Don't worry about it now. I regain my focus, and loose it almost just as fast after I catch the smell again. Okay, what is that? It's no animal or human I've ever smelled before. I pull out my sword again and carefully look around me, becoming slightly cautious.Whatever that is, it most likely isn't safe. Better to be prepared for the worst.