Oracle kept watch she knew they had passed the border but it was still in sight she knew now something was definitely wrong. The berries where pushed towards her and she sniffed them they did not smell like anything from mercis den and merci knew all about keeping wolves warm, this wasn't right she hesitated then glanced up at the white dame she was still watching maybe it was time to be a bit tricky herself carefully she picked up the berries stowing them under her tongue she pretended to chew and swallow still holding the unbroken berries carefully, she pulled a face she knew from experience that anything coming as medicine would taste bad. She waited once more for the girl to turn then she had gone far enough she had hopped the women would leave a larger gap but she couldn't risk it she had to go had to try and give her the slip.
Still holding the berries in her moth she turned and took off the snow was deep and she sank to her knees but no further racing as fast as she could her paws threw the snow up behind her as she ran. She was almost back to the border as she glanced over her shoulder again to see if she was still being chased fear made her heart pound, a root caught her front foot sending her tumbling she tried to spit out the berries but they had already burst splattering juice over her tongue and into her mouth, it was as bitter as she had expected, and she spat as much of it out as she could as she howled ?Merci, Knight,? she screamed as loud as she could, ?Stranger, help?.
She hoped the yelling would make the women cautious as she tried desperately to regain her feet.
