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.

to me. She nosed at my side and helped me up onto my

have twisted it. I

climb

move from my side. Instead, it

help? I wasn’t

huffed and dug both feet into the dirt. It was going

Silver lowered her ears. A

monstrous and angry, didn’t

a bat out of

ankle shot blinding hot pain

right

Silver darted forward.

and plunged into the side of the boar. It

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

the arrows had come from. I followed her

I heard them though, two figures

he breeched the tree line. Julian was close behind him. Their

know I

alarmed. He pushed toward me even faster than before. He dropped to his knees beside me.

damage.

okay,” I said, grimacing. “It’s

had already begun to swell, pressing out against my