The Luna Choosing Game

Crack.

The bottom of the bow snapped from the pressure. What kind of weakly made –?

The boar jerked its head toward me, alerted now of my presence.

I was behind the tree but Silver was mostly exposed.

The boar kicked out the ground. It was going to charge!

“Silver, run!” I rushed from my cover to push the wolf into action. I wouldn’t see her get hurt, not if there

was something I could do about it.

The boar rushed forward, tusks first. With a horrible squealing noise, it tore through the underbrush,

twigs and leaves snapping underfoot.

Silver darted to the side, but I was too slow. The boar was coming right for me.

The boar was fast, but Silver was faster. She lunged at the boar, colliding with its side. It veered off

course, missing me by a few mere inches as I rolled out of the way.

side and helped me up

I winced. I must have twisted it. I wouldn’t be able to run

I’ll climb

absolutely refused to move from my side. Instead, it leaned its

for help? I wasn’t

us again. It huffed and dug both feet into the dirt. It was going to charge

her howling done, Silver lowered her ears. A growl erupted

and angry, didn’t

shot forward like a bat

tried to move, but my ankle shot blinding hot pain through

continuing right for

Silver darted forward.

arrow flew through the tree line and plunged into the side of the boar. It

second arrow immediately followed the first. Alm true, it felled

stopped. Her head turned toward the way the arrows had come

yet. I heard them though, two figures rushing

was close behind him. Their wolf companions bounded forward,

and know I was safe, that I collapsed down into

He dropped to his knees beside me. Holding

damage.

said, grimacing. “It’s just

down. It had already begun to swell, pressing out