Oh my god that was so off-putting. The story was so odd and had left me with a lot of questions. Namely, why were the three kidnapped to be lab experiments as we can see. Not just that, but it's interesting how the three characters -- owl, goat, and wolf -- are two predators and one prey, especially with the ending implications.
The short length helped further the mystery, especially when we aren't so sure what happened. We have less information than August but with the 1000 word limitation it helped cut off any information that could have possibly help us in understanding the circumstances these friends find themselves in.
The ending had me having thoughts, either both Noah and August had to attack Caleb leaving to August being attacked by Noah or was it that Noah was ready to have all three of them die together as per what his final words in the story claimed, that they would all be together. And with the doors opening, did it mean that they were going to retrieve Noah or were they going to eliminate all of them.
It's such a curious thought! I really enjoy the mystery and wonder if there will be more to this story than what we see here!