• Chapter 3
    When I awoke Mathias was in my room and he was trying to get something out of my hand. I pulled my hand away from him.
    “Malady! You are awake. You are unharmed yes?” His voice had an odd sound to it and I didn’t like it.
    “That is a stupid question considering I fell from a tree. How long have I been out?” I was on edge and is showed in my voice.
    “5 nights. That rascal has been visiting you every night as
    well!”
    “Who?”
    “Prince Train Pantheon malady.” Again his voice had an odd tone. “He was the one that saved you and he has been bringing you gifts each night.”
    “Really. Well why are there no gourds I’m certain my mother would not allow that.” I could tell I was unraveling him. Because he was nerves and he couldn’t look me in the eye so I continued, “Or maybe, Mathias you haven’t tolled anyone. Am I right? You seem rather unraveled that I have found out.”
    My last sentience did the trick. He trend his back to me. “It is true I haven’t tolled anyone. But for good reason.”
    “Did Train ask you not to?”
    “No. I didn’t tell anyone because......” His sentence trailed off and he trend around. When I saw his eyes it scared me. It was like there was fire in them, pure fury. It sent shivers down my spine. I had to get away from him even if it was only a few feet. So I got out of bed and moved toward my balcony my eyes never left him.
    My movement must have encouraged him because he started
    moving toward me. When he was 5 feet from me he continued, “I hate you. I didn’t tell anyone because I wont you dead. Your family stole my birthright.”
    “What are you talking about.” I made shore there was no emotion in my voice except pity, fear, and curiosity.
    “You don’t know?”
    “Know what?”
    “What your father did?” I was confused and I let it show on my face. He saw and started to laugh.
    “You really don’t know. Twenty years ago my father was King of the wolves. But your father thought mine was going about the war the wrong way. They fought over it like normal wolves. Nether giving in. But my father was killed in the fight.” Before I could say anything he trend to a wolf and lunged at me. I didn’t even have time to react before he was on me. I knew from the way he had me pinned my arms wood break if I turned to my wolf form. I couldn’t move so I started hollering for the garde. “HELP!! HELP ME!! HE.......”
    Mathias changed back to his human form and put his hand over my mouth. “Don’t waste your breath. All the guards are posited to far away to hear you. But ether way you will be dead before long anyway AAAHHH!” I Bit down on his hand as hard as I could. Though I was still weak I was able to overpower him in his pain.
    I jumped off my balcony. In the cover of the trees I was able to outrun him for a short time in my wolf form. After about 5 minutes I started zigzagging in the trees to by more time. Without knowing it I was headed for Panther territory. I didn’t look back, I couldn’t risk slowing down.
    Before I knew it I was jumping into a panther market. I was in wolf form so I stuck out like a sore paw. I was surprised. The last time I had checked the nearest panther market was over 5 miles away from the wolves territory line. ~ I couldn’t have run this far could I?~ moments after I entered the middle of the market Mathias bounded in right on my tail.
    I trend to face him. I was going to have to fight him now or run until I couldn’t. He stopped a few feet away from me and gave a wolf smirked, “Do you intend to fight me? You don’t have a chants little pup.” He spat the words at me like poison. When I didn’t flinch he barred his teeth and started forward then lunged at me.
    I jumped aside. The Panthers in the market had all gone silent and had made a large circle around us. ~ I bet nun theme have seen two wolves fighting each other.~ some of the watchers were guards but they were not getting involved. I trend my attention back to Mathias just as he lunged at me. I dodged but he snapped his jaws down on my paw. I yelped and tried to pull away but he held tight. So I snapped at his neck. He jumped back before I could get him.
    “Now why are you using dirty treks like that little pup? Don’t forget we have an audience.” I could tell he was trying to unnerve me.
    So I shot back at him. “I almost forgot you know all the dirty tricks. Don’t you, you sneak?”
    That really peed him off. Just then a couple of boys pushed there way to the edge of the circle. One of the older boys pushed the youngest one into the circle making him fall and roll. When Mathias saw them he smirked and said in a challenging voice.
    “Lets see how much you wont peace, and how fast you can run.” I knew what he was about to do and I was moving before he finished the sentience. I bounded toward the boy. When got there I picked him up by the back of the shirt. But just as I picked the boy up Mathias bit into my back. Pain shot through me like an arrow. I kicked at his head and neck but I couldn’t get him off and I was afraid to let go of the boy for a moment. Mathias was unpredictable.
    Then he picked me up and slung me across the circle. I quickly changed into my human form and shielded the boy from harm. When I stopped rolling I was laying on my back. I looked down at the boy in my arms. He was shivering and terrified, but unharmed. I forced myself to a sitting possession. Then looked around to find Mathias. He was bounding towered me. I had to act quickly. I gathered the boys shirt in my mouth again and trend into a wolf. Just as Mathias came at me. I moved at the last moment.
    I ran to the nearest garde. Then I turned to my human form. “Take him! Hurry!” It took a moment for the garde to understand what I was doing but he took the boy. Just as he did Mathias grabbed my hair, pulled me back, and put a knife to my neck.
    “Now you don’t have a chance to escape.”
    “You apparently don’t know me as well as you think.” Before he could say anything I grabbed the knife and took it. I moved swiftly not giving him a chance to react and I stabbed him in the chest.
    He stumbled backwards and tripped. I moved towards him cautiously. When I was by his side I went down on one knee. His eyes were an inferno of hate and pain. He grabbed the front of my night shirt with his bloody hand. “I hate you.” He barley got the words out.
    I looked upon him with pity. “You wonted to kill me for a death I did not cause, an accident long sense past. You are a descries, and I am ashamed to have trusted a fool and trader with my life.” My voice was cold. He let go of my shirt and was dead.
    I took the knife out of his chest and wiped it off. It had been my fathers. He had given it to me before he died. I wondered how Mathias had gotten it. Then I looked him over to find the sheath. When I found it I strapped it to my ankle and put the knife in it. I stud up and stared at him I didn’t know what to do. I was surrounded by panthers in there territory with nothing but a knife and my hopes for peace.
    I was steal looking at Mathias when I felt a small hand grasp mine. I looked down and smiled, it was the young boy I had saved.
    He looked up at me. “You okay?” he said in a small, shy voice. I smiled and squatted down beside him, his little hand still in mine. “Yes I’m okay. Though I think I should be asking you that question.” he smiled and giggled.
    “I’m okay. But your bleeding bad I can see it. You are hurt.” I ruffled his hair.
    “I’ll be fine. Don’t worry little one. Also would you mind telling me your name?”
    “My names Rex youngest son of King Vain.” He seemed puzzled by my reaction. “What’s your name and why are you surprised at mine?”
    I quickly thought of something to tell him. “Well when I was fighting I noticed how those boys pushed you, and my name is..........” Before I finished I was falling backwards and everything was going dark.
    After that everything was scattered. Like one of my dreams. I was laying on my back and there were people surrounding me. Guards telling them to back up. All the time a little hand was holding mine.
    Then I was being carried somewhere and there was much hollering. When someone hollered, “Open the gate.” I was nerves. My vision was bleary and I was in so much pain. I couldn’t see who was carrying me or where they were taking me.
    Then there were voices and fusing
    “She saved your youngest sons life you must let us try to save her!”
    “NO! I don’t care if she saved Trains life I will not allow anyone to help a WOLF.”
    “Father!” It was Train. I opened my eyes. Everything was bleary I could just make out a figure coming towered me. “She did save my life and I intend to save hers.”
    “I will not allow it!”
    I closed my eyes darkness was closing in on me again. I felt stronger hands take me.
    “I’m not giving you a choices father.”
    “Then answer one question. Why do you wont to save her? A wolf! The Wolf Princes in fact!”
    “I love her!” That was all I herd before I passed out again.