To his amazement the panther began to speak, “My name is Thanatos, I am the keeper of this realm, a guardian of secrets woven in the night.” With a graceful leap the panther dashed into the woods. Vida was speechless in his astonishment, and followed the panther into the woods. He lost the panther under the canopy of stars and wandered the forest for a while. This was truly like no place he had ever seen. Tired from his travels, Vida rested only to be abruptly awakened by a sound he had never heard before. It was a loud shriek, the screams and cry of an animal nearby. Vida woke and curiously walked towards the cries, what he saw next raised the hairs on his spine. It was the panther with a white tail deer hanging from his mouth. The tail was not white because it was dotted with red. Vida, shocked and scared, scrambled and tripped over a bush.