Gotta fight another fight!

Lia took the offered help of the Polaris wolf, leaning on him as he led her towards his pack. That slaves had targeted him, and his willingness to fight them off had endeared him to her. No one should have to suffer at the hand of slavers. The walk was a long one, though she was no stranger to pain. That didn’t mean she liked it, but she could keep her suffering mostly to herself.

She had fallen into a mindless walk to eat the miles, and was startled by Eltrys' voice beside her. She blinked, getting her bearings and saw what he had. An antelope buck, with a strange gleam in its eyes.

She knew young bucks often fought in spring as their new antlers grew in, but this looked like something… more. Sure enough, the deer charged them. Attempting to take on two wolves made it mad in her books. Perhaps there was a disease of some sort eating up its mind. Regardless, they needed to do something about it. It wasn’t going to give them a choice.

Eltrys pushed her to the side, and she struggled to get her balance, staggering out of its path as it barreled between them. As it turned again, Eltrys put himself between the deer and her. “That’s not going to help us.” She told him, but her voice was gentle. She pushed aside her own pain, straightening on her paws. “Dive out of its way when it charges, give me an opening.”

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"Lia"