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 night before,

into any location where she would

of the hunt. Our prey was a wild boar. They were dangerous when cornered,

tusks and instinct to charge. Whatever Lena had planned for me undoubtedly would make

even worse.

didn’t want Elva anywhere around this

care of the nanny, under the protection of

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

the

would also participate, though would spread

entirely on the

companion Silver, I chose a

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

the event, so the hunt was what

work for us,” I said to

her head, one ear flopping. For a full–sized wolf,

the rest of them are distracted, this gives us advantage of

toward the forest. I quickly followed her lead. As a wolf, she

the charge. With her heightened sense of smell, she

if not

the ground, pressing her nose into the underbrush.

grumble and continue

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