a's

s closed behind us,

ping into my lungs with ev

rent out here, like it was

ead was emp

er what was on his mind; did he know he was riding to hi

it still felt like we

accepted it, but deep down, I wanted him to give up and go. B

tered at first, then thicker, pressing in until the forest became a solid presen

oticed

we will continue our

y. My finger tightened sli

g felt

this place f

top." I fina

ed the area, searching for a pla

too still, and somethi

ple, and my hands rub

mured, more for m

st, and I will get the food read

ieve that the person who hated the idea was

fe

hated

from me in silenc

he sp

ven't s

to," I replied

ot true,"

y looked

was trying to hi

ar

or hi

r

. I will be on night

ll do it togeth

aus

e silence

ght time to say this, but,

at?" I int

d, then exhaled. "I..

hing stopped, and I

trying to proce

out, I heard a sound. Not

d up s

ct in me shi

out his sword

felt differ

d while we wer

alone," he s

ind wasn't prepared for it. And somewhere deep inside of me. I r

went sile

it br

slow

ntly e

ht something

efore I could process it all. Elias was in front of

arp, raising his sword. "I won't let

ed me and didn't move the way it should. Something was wrong.

y did to my father, the way they killed him without

to form in

n

w

re

ir eyes, the faint light glowed in the dark. My breath shortens a

for. This was what I had always wanted since the death of my father. Then why does it feel like I

could hear my heartbeat. "Don't panic,"

moves in our

ng. Just

d straight

appened too fast and too

IAS

realize I wa

ied to b

ally

the ground hard enough that I could hear it. The wolf was on him, his claw

rward without thinking, my sword in

essed against its neck, as he tried to p

he shouted, his b

I ca

n it, without letting fear consume me. I aimed once and fi

r wolves, but they just stood still with their hands b

gered, but it

sto

n it ch

and higher until it was no longer a wolf but something else enti

eight feet tall. He was

ve Elias away

y voice bare

ssing against the dirt, but he was trembli

ther wolves. They did n

ut this plac

lias' mouth, and even breathing

...he look

ays

ut a pain

ra.

ng uncontrollably. "I am here," I drop beside him instantly, my hand

t... just stay

th left him. It sou

giving...

am going to lose my best fri

l get help. I'm sure the General is look

as the same wolf, but different. Befor

O!

ward, but I

ce breaking as I ran towards the

nd mine. And

nt in them, just

" he br

you." I shake my head,

ttack it and shot thre

aw tig

en

pul

ps through

d what I was seeing. It didn

' bod

't move

..

..

o!

ody s

rything

if the entire world went

e wind

didn't

not even

at his body because it

friend i

was my

ollably. My body had for

towards me like

posed to

inst

g in me

down my cheeks as I ch

care if

care if

d it to

oice behind

ed immediately

hard enough t

it a

ag

voice was much lo

omm

d below m

en I f

wolf behind me, bigger than

ir sh

o

rstood what true

un. I could n

bout him say

we

Pow

d over ev

siv

feet tall in

at was never meant to be fought. My f

..

the one who kil

t win

now

nows

here kn

eneral was protect

st time since I

tted ev