Kalea sits down next to Kailand at the fire, smiling at the delight in his eyes as the scrunchies burn. He nods hello and turns as a soft padding is heard behind them. Out of the dark comes a large ghost wolf that lies down next to the Tauren.
Your story of Enraptor reminds of the days when I discovered Moonrunner here. She absently leans back and scratches the wolf between the ears.
My mother always told me that the spirits would send me a guide to teach and protect me. As a young Tuaren in Mulgore, we are all tested. One of the tests is to follow a spirit wolf to an Elder. I was very young when this happened to me. As soon as we reached the Elder, the spirit wolf disappeared, but I heard a voice in my mind say "We will meet again, young shaman". For weeks I felt the wolf around me, but each time I turned to find it, I saw only a sparkle in the air that could have been the sunlight.
My favorite time in each cycle has always been the rising of the moon. From early in my life, I sat on the banks of Stonebull Lake at night, watching the moon rise and listening to the sounds of the creatures of the plain settling in for the night. Once I could turn into a ghost wolf, I would run in the moonlight, smelling the creatures in the wind and hiding in the shadows. Every night I searched for he wolf, but could only catch the faintest hint of her in the air.
One night as I sat by the lake, I was startled by the large ghost wolf that softly padded up to my side. In my mind I heard her speak: "I have been sent to teach and protect you, young one. You're disturbing the pack with your bolting about and howling. Come, learn the ways of the wolves. My name is Moonrunner and I will be your companion until the day of your death."
From that day to this, Moonrunner is always by my side, even if she is seen only by me. I've been prodded and nipped and howled at a lot as I learned. Even now she's a sarcastic voice in my head when I'm doing something she questions. I fear I'm not a very good wolf, by her standards, but I spend time each night listening to her lessons.
The wolf raises it's head, nips at the Tauren's tail and pads softly off into the night.