Tony really didnt want to be outside on a day like this, even for the desert the heat was much more oppressive than usual. The drought had lasted longer than his family had expected and life was becoming harder than usual for them, but there was a light humidity in the air that gave the faintest promise of some relief to this horrible dry spell.
Tony whined slightly as he continued to pad along the dry desert bed, snuffling around as he walked in hopes that he would come across some form of food. So far he had only found skeletons and dried up carcass, casualties of the blistering heat that the birds and coyotes had already picked clean, nothing that a hungry family of shifters could live off of. With a little huff Tony sat down on the dry earth to catch his breath, and really started to question the intelligence of being out in a full fur coat in this weather.
"But then again i wont get sun burn." He thought to himself with an internal chuckle. Tony was just about to give up and head back to the den when suddenly he saw movement behind a dying bush up ahead. Slowly he lowered his head to conceal himself, his ginger fur blending in with the red desert floor perfectly, and get a better look. It was a rabbit. Tony licked his chops with hunger. It wasnt very big but it was fresh so it would do for now.
Tony waited patiently for the little fur ball to turn away before he pounced after it. The rodent noticed him a split second too soon and scurried down its hole again.
Tired and defeated the wolf growled and flopped down on the ground angrily, panting in the hot sun. He laid there for a long wile, just catching his breath and scolding himself and his accursed luck when another sound came into his ears. Breathing. Not the rapid hurried breathing of the rabbit from underground, but rather a slow, gasping sound.
"Human!" He thought in a panicked tone and sprung up from his spot on the ground. Looking ahead of him he could easily see the girl lying a few paces in front of him. The girl looked hurt, unconscious, but still, he was wary. With slow tentative steps he closed in on her until he was only a few feet away. He didnt recognize her smell as he circled her, this worried him slightly, but also eased his worry's that it was one of the farmers daughters from the nearby towns. Before approaching he let out a low warning growl and then, when she didnt move, he went up to her and began to snuffle her to see if she was hurt or, if she was beyond saving, if she had any money on her.

((sorry it took so long XD))