Chapter 9

'What the heck is this? Big white…?', he questioned, his young eyes struggling to fully discern the creature before him. As he looked closer, he realized it was a big white female wolf lying peacefully in front of him.
At only 4-5 days old, he was a tiny wolf pup, vulnerable and lost amidst the raging forest fire.
Though unable to see his reflection to fully grasp his state, the tiny paws made him aware that he was some sort of animal.
'I have no idea what has happened, but it's best to find an escape route first...' he thought to himself, determined to navigate through the perilous situation.
'I need to be careful though, I can't just run into that fire blindly... gotta be smart about it,' he continued, his eyes scanning for any signs of escape route. 
He knew that being dumb and running randomly could only end up killing him by the redness.
But he didn't get any time to even plan as the blazing flames rushed right towards him.
'I must get out before the flames get me.'
Uncertainty fueled his dash through the inferno, frantically seeking refuge from the blazing forest fire.
What happened to being smart? 
'Weird...something is different...' 
He saw a small space opening up in the fire as he ran, but even in that situation, few fire-flakes fell on him - they should have burnt him in the process, however, he felt no pain nor did such a thing happened.
Ahead, as he was running, he spotted a small lake. Relief washed over him at the sight, thinking that he could find safety by jumping into its cool waters and escaping the fiery threat. However, little did he know that his path would be obstructed by a group of humans, standing in his way. 
He put on the brakes, coming to an halt all of a sudden after spotting the humans.
In fact, he froze when he saw the towering humans blocking his path to safety. They were like two walls standing between him and the lake.