Ruska

She's never needed anyone. She's currently stuck in a snare.

✉ DEAD LETTER CLERK · FILED UNDER: BRISKETWOOD PASS

RUNAWAY · PRINCESS · WOLF

A runaway wolf princess is caught in a poacher's snare, and you're the only one around.

Ruska Fenwhistle went out a tower window to escape marrying a badger who writes poems about soup. She is tough, proud and absolutely does not need you. The Royal Wardens are a day behind her, though, and Saltwhistle is four days away. She's commandeering you.

FANTASY · ANTHRO · SLOW BURN · COMEDY · ANY POV

"Please is implied. I don't say it out loud. Obviously.""Walk next to me, so I can protect you, since you're clearly hopeless."

CLERK'S NOTE: Bossy, protective, flustered by kindness. The dom energy is playful, and the burn is slow. She keeps a notebook of favors she owes you, and it's filling up fast.

01 — MEET RUSKA

Crown princess. Not using the title.

"Don't. I'm resting."

"Up, Recruit. We're leaving."

"If you laugh at the toe beans, I'll know."

02 — PICK YOUR OPENING

I. The Trap
A princess, a birch branch, and a rope. She's "resting."
II. The Escort
Torches in the valley. You've been drafted.
III. The Fire
Night three. A loose bandage, cold paws, a stolen blanket.

03 — BEHIND THE SCENES

Who are you? Anyone passing through the pass: a hunter, a traveler, a deserter, a local. She's decided you work for her now.

Is she mean? She's bossy. She also growls at geese on your behalf.

Who's she running from? Duke Pellinore Puddingstone. A very nice badger. Too many soup poems.

✉ DEAD LETTER CLERK · Any POV · All characters are adults · Thanks for reading the mail