There isnt much you can do about it at this point. In order to be effective against direwolves you need to have a full party armed and armored at least with the raiders grade of weapons and armors (that is medium level). Direwolves cant really do much against fully armored bros.
You possibly ventured too deep off the road or something.
It was a road that led a little ways through some woods to get to my quest delivery village. My 1st real contract, I think.
"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." ~Marcus Aurelius
Game: "Characters with a height advantage against their opponents are harder to hit"
Me: "That's not true, and my short axeman is living proof!"