@sombrare
Wolves. Vicious ones, at that. He wasn’t sure why they were so vicious! It was rather unsettling, really, as regular wolves weren’t quite like this. But it was obvious that these were no ordinary wolves! Merlin gave a great wave of his staff, muttering something from his breath. For a moment, light rose from the end of his staff as though threatening to allow a stream of magical orbs to shoot out and subdue the wolves. The canines seemed hesitant when they saw the faint trail of light...only to realize that nothing would come of it. The snapping and gnashing of teeth, angry growls rolling from their throats like thunder.
“Ah...of course. I suppose this is where my tale ends...! Oh, oh! You there, miss! Would you be willing to take care of these beasts for me? I’ll reward you handsomely if you do!” Not that he had anything in particular to reward her with...but he would think of that when the time came.
If the time came, as the hungry looks in the eyes of the wolves didn’t particularly look as though they were going to leave anything left of him.