Chapter 286: From the Top
It had been such a long time since she was last able to use her bow. While she had practiced a few times at the Duke’s Tower after the war, there was nothing meaningful to the practice other than to make sure she still knew the mechanics and motions to get the purest shot.
However, a moving target was something she hadn’t experienced recently. The last time she had one was during the war, since the practice yard and its small storage sheds had been destroyed, so there weren’t good targets to use. She wasn’t going to force a knighthood that was slowly rebuilding itself in other ways to make special accommodations for her.
Felix wished she would demand more, but she preferred to demand less.
The girl had to take a slow, deep breath and narrow her eyes as she focused on the white wolf. She pulled the bowstring taut, preparing for the wolf to lurch forward and cause danger to herself or Sammy. If she lost her horse, she would certainly have to turn around. It wasn’t wise to do the journey on foot and would likely take months longer than she had prepared for.
Her green eyes were adjusted to the distance the wolf was at, allowing her to notice a bit more in its nearby surroundings. She was squinting so that the starkness of the environment around her wouldn’t harm her vision.
The girl’s eyes widened when she saw movement behind the wolf. Two fuzz balls sprinted away, one tackling the other when it got ahead. The wolf she had been aiming for turned to snap at the pups and quiet them down because they were making more targets for the possible opponent to strike. The wolf’s golden eyes turned back to her, cautiously waiting for her next move.
A mother.
For some reason, despite having been in a similar situation with a mother dire wolf and her young, Irene had great hesitance at the thought of taking this one’s life. Even though it might get her nice fur that would sell for a lot once she returned, she found it hard to kill something that was showing her no signs of aggression.
It was watching her, making sure she didn’t close while Irene was doing the same thing to the mother wolf.