You feel the sun slowly warm your back as you study a grove of trees which slowly thicken and darken into a huge forest. You glance to the sun behind you, facing towards the west. As you do, you notice the sun is slowly setting and that there is no civilization or a remote possible place to rest for the night. As you debate on turning to sleep in the open or take your chances with the forest past the grove, you hear the howl of a wolf, and the wind picks up. It bites through your clothes and causes you to shiver. The cold seeming to settle into your bones almost as if it is alive. You decide to not focus on the cold, though your arms wrap around your body and tug your clothing tighter around you to keep the cold out unsuccessfully. You decide to go forward into the forest where you know you have a chance of finding wood and also keeping the wind from reaching you as easily. You turn and start to walk to the forest through the grove. As you do, you notice your shadow has lengthened and that the light is fading. Looking around worriedly, you decide to chance the forest instead of staying out here in the open.

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