Yep I did sprint, but I was too ignorant of the meter and lost in that way, it was my fault.
Maybe if possible, each quest that the bear gives is a checkpoint? I may have continued playing to the end if I didn’t have to restart all the questing with the bear. Cheeses can certainly help, I’ll see if i can find it.
Also, I forgot to mention, but I love the jank of the wolves, sometimes they rotate in funny ways and it is really charming :)