Before she knew it, she stumbled out of the forest and into the Red Garden. The wolf waited behind the tree as if it was assuring that she made it safely back to the house without supervision.
"Thanks, buddy," Violet told the wolf. "You are a lifesaver." She could have sworn it nodded at her as she walked away, but maybe she had just watched too many movies as a kid.
She was exhausted when she got back to her room and was pleased that Yana was already curled up asleep in her bed, and she would not have to explain where she had been or what had happened. She did not know if she would be able to explain. Things were getting weirder and weirder.
She got ready for bed without turning on the light so that she would not wake Yana up. It, therefore, took her a moment to notice a little g
