This black wolf shows up in my dreams all the time. Sometimes it's like I'm sitting in a small clearing in the forest, near a fire (though the fire's never seen), and he'll circle me, just outside the ring of light. Sometimes it's just him running through the trees. Sometimes he leaves red footprints, sometimes he leaves blue ones. But it's always in a forest, there's always snow, and it's always at night, with a bit of mist around. And it's not uncommon to see a black bird perched in one of the trees or flying above him. I'm not sure why he scares me so much. He never harms me in dreams, never growls, never bares his teeth. He might howl now and then, but that's about it. Running, circling the light, howling, it's hardly threatening. But every time he visits me I get this unnerving feeling that lingers a while after I wake up.