Nick is backpacking through the forest. An avid hiker and nature lover, Nick regularly makes treks out into this preserve from his farm some ways down the road. He is suddenly alerted by a loud howling noise, like an animal in terrible pain. Deciding to investigate, Nick turns cautiously towards the source of the noise and gets closer to the transforming doe. By the time Nick reaches her she has fully transformed and is lying on her back in the grass by the riverbank, sleeping pleasantly.