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.”

sickness was only half of my worry. Since Lena’s threat the night before,

into any location where she

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

had planned for me

even worse.

want Elva anywhere

care of the nanny, under the

were given a weapon of their choice,

into the forest hunting

though would spread their

locus entirely on

I chose a

already swarmed with the other girls, so I didn’t have any opportunity to say

event, so the hunt was what I would

might work for us,” I said to

For a full–sized wolf,

distracted, this gives

quickly followed her lead. As a wolf, she

the charge. With her heightened sense of smell, she likely already knew the

if not its exact

ground, pressing her

and

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