The next morning, blessedly, Elva woke up feeling infinitely better. She bounced around the room

without a care in the world.

When I told her about her prospective wolf ride, she buzzed with excitement. She wiggled her arms back

and forth and jumped up and down on her feet.

She pouted when I made her sit down.

“You had a serious fever only twenty–four hours ago,” I said.

I

“That’s a hundred years ago,” she countered. She kicked her legs under the chair. “I want to ride a wolf.”

“You will. But we have to wait until you are well.” I wasn’t going to take any chances this time, not after

what happened. She had gotten sick because of my carelessness. Never again.

“But, Mommy…”

“Elva. The wolf will still be there tomorrow.”

“What if it isn’t?”

“It will be.”

Elva safe from sickness was only half of my worry. Since Lena’s threat the

her into any location where she would be

the hunt. Our prey was a wild boar.

tusks and instinct to charge. Whatever Lena had planned for

even worse.

Elva

nanny, under the protection of Mark, I set out to face my

courtyard, each of the girls were given a weapon of their choice, then

the forest hunting

would also participate, though would spread their attention among

entirely on

I chose a bow as

so I didn’t have any opportunity to say hello,

the hunt was

might work for us,” I said

flopping. For a full–sized wolf, she

distracted, this gives us advantage

toward the forest. I quickly

sense of smell, she likely already

boar, if not its exact

would stop to sniff at the ground, pressing her nose into the

and

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