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, I

any location where she would

was a wild boar. They were dangerous when

to charge. Whatever Lena had

even worse.

want Elva

under the protection of Mark, I set out

girls were given a weapon of their

the forest

participate, though would spread their attention among all

on

my wolf companion Silver, I chose a bow

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

so the hunt was what

us,” I

For

them are distracted, this gives us advantage of finding the

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

heightened sense of smell,

not its

would stop to sniff at the ground, pressing her

grumble and

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