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.”

of my worry. Since Lena’s threat the night before,

bring her into any location

hunt. Our prey was a wild boar. They

had planned for me

even worse.

want Elva anywhere around this

the nanny, under the protection of Mark, I set out

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

into the forest

princes would also participate, though would spread their attention among all the

locus entirely on the hunt

wolf companion Silver, I chose a bow as

swarmed with the other girls, so I didn’t have any

so the hunt was what

us,” I said

For a full–sized wolf, she was

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

I quickly followed her lead. As a wolf, she

With her heightened sense of

not its exact

the ground, pressing her nose

grumble and continue

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