Wolf Stare Down

You came so close I felt your breath against my face.

I don't think I moved. I don't think I even remembered to breathe.

I had spent so many years searching for intimate encounters with wild creatures, yet nothing prepared me for the moment you chose to cross those final inches.

I remember the astonishing detail of your eyes. The little changes in your expression. Your complete indifference to the importance of what was happening to me.

Did you know I would carry this moment for the rest of my life?