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.

rushed back to me. She nosed at my side and helped me up

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

go, Silver. I’ll climb a tree or something.

move from my side. Instead, it leaned its head back and

for help? I

and dug both feet into the dirt.

her howling done, Silver lowered her ears. A

monstrous and angry,

a bat out of

but my ankle shot blinding hot pain through my

continuing right

Silver darted forward.

tree line and

immediately followed the first. Alm true, it felled the

toward the way the

I heard them though, two

Nicholas said when he breeched the tree line. Julian was close behind him. Their wolf companions bounded forward, stopping to meet Silver. They

of them and know I was safe, that I

faster than before. He dropped to his knees beside me.

damage.

I said, grimacing. “It’s

It had already begun to swell, pressing out