Old man on the rock

"Stay away from the wolves," A weak female voice was heard.

"Come here," a male voice growled as he ordered.

"Never get close to any of the wolves," the same female voice cautioned.

"I told you to come here," the same male voice continued growling.

"No, never listen to this man," The female voice said.

"Let me take a look at you," the man ordered.

Many words continued to overlap as Flare did not understand what he was doing or what he was hearing any more. He couldn't bear the pain that was caused in his little heart.

He couldn't bear this pain any more.

This pain made him unable to sense the pain that was caused on his paws as he stepped on the twigs and also the pain that was caused by branches that hit his frail body.

His mind buzzed as he recalled the images of everything he saw and the sounds of everything he heard.

With each passing second, the pain only increased but never decreased a bit.

He did not notice how injured he was or how tattered his tiny body was.

He just kept on running and running until he lost his energy and couldn't stand on his legs any longer.

He wanted to continue running. He was scared and restless. He did not want to stay at a single place for a second, for it shouted danger to him.

He did not know what he was thinking or why he was thinking but he wanted to run.

With his injured and tattered body, he tried to stand once again on his feet and continue running. But just his thinking wouldn't allow his weak body to suddenly gain some strength.

Thus without any suspense, he collapsed to the ground once again.

He raised his head to look at his surroundings with his body stuck to the ground like a fallen leaf.

He did not expect that as he ran this far into the forest, he would be able to see a human.

Not just that but this human looked different from any other humans he had ever seen before.

Not only did he look different with his long brows and long beard but even his attire was very different and weird. He donned a long white robe like some martial arts movies and his brows, beard and hair were pure white and long like a waterfall of milk.

This weird looking old man sat on the top of a rock and closed his eyes. He looked like he was meditating.

Flare does not want to disturb him nor does he want to get his attention. Hence he slowly tried to move his body away without making any sound.

As he was moving away, he heard a soft voice, "A cursed being"

Flare stopped on his tracks and turned back to look at the man on the rock. The old man had opened his eyes and was looking back straight into his eyes.

As the man's eyes squinted, Flare took a step back but his eyes did not cower as he looked back straight into the older man's eyes.

The stern eyes of the old man showed a soft smile which was almost invisible as he looked at the vigilant Flare.

Flare did not know how or what happened but within a blink of an eye, the old man sitting on the far away rock was standing right in front of him.

Flare couldn't help but take a few steps back vigilantly.

The man smiled as he caressed his beard showing that he was interested in this little raccoon kit.

After smiling, he bent over and suddenly carried Flare with his hand and looked into his eyes from a near proximity.

Though Flare continued struggling in his hands, the old man did not care as he walked away while carrying his small body using just his two fingers.

He entered a house located in the middle of the deep forest and started treating Flare's injuries. Within a few minutes, Flare's body was covered with bandages as he was lying on a bed.

But this made him at least understand that the man was not trying to harm him and thus he finally closed his eyes to rest.

He was really exhausted after a long day.

First he met a big demon and a little demon.

After that he saw werewolves transforming. Then he recalled many memories that he had buried deep down and was scared of.

In the end not only was he mentally drained but was also physically exhausted.

Hence as soon as he closed his eyes, he went into a deep sleep without any delay.