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Note: This is the Prologue. It's Lucy's POV but the rest will probably be Peter's. Enjoy.
Small But Deadly
Prologue: Hunting
"Come on Peter PLEASE!" I begged with my pout "pretty please."
He sighed. "Alright Lu. You and Ed can go hunting. But be careful not to shoot any Talking Animals." he said.
"Peter, please, we don't even plan on hitting animals that aren't already injured. It's kind of helping them acctually" I replied.
"Alright just be careful" he said hugging me goodbye.
"Ok" I said squeezing him back.
"You know it's funny, even at the age of 12 you can still get me with that pout of yours! It's deadly!" he said jokingly.
"Thank you" I said running off.
I walked out the door to see Edmund standing there both of our horses tacked up. I starred at him for a second and put my hands on my hips. He looked back sheepishly.
"So it was a yes, right?"
Soon we were galloping into the forest. Both of us with the bows in the quivers. For now at least.
"It's a good thing Su taught us archery" he said. I just giggled in reply.
A little later we slowed down to start searching for our prey. We were deep in the forest now. That's where we wanted to be. As I always did I climbed off my horse and started climbing up a tree to get a better look around. There was a clearing up ahead and there was a clear view from this tree.
I saw a nice pack of deer(non talking) and two or three of them looked hurt. I started wondering if there were wolves in these parts.
"So ya see anything?" Edmund asked.
"She might but if you talk that loud you'll scare them off" was Phillippe's reply from below.
I looked down just in time to see Edmund giving Phillippe a dirty look.
"Yes" I replied.
I felt something tickling my back. I just scratched the spot and ignored it. So I climbed back down and when I was in reach Edmund helped me down.
So as we always did Edmund went one way while I went the other and the horses stayed out of sight. Both were talking horses and knew to do what we asked.
Before I walked away I patted Sandy and said pointing to Phillippe "Watch him. Sometimes he goes and follows Edmund or I".
"Of course" she said nodding her head.
"I don't need to be watched." was Phillippe's dry response.
I walked into my place, pulled out my bow, fit an arrow, and got ready to shoot. My target was a buck who had a bite on his kneck. He looked about 2 to 3 years old. I felt sorry to do it but I could see he was suffering. I pulled back the string, aimed and shot. It hit him in a good spot and he went down. I had mine down and I walked back to where the horses were. Not long after I had gotten back I felt a sharp pain in my back. I gave a sharp cry. I wasn't expecting it. Both horses whinnied. At first I thought Edmund might be getting revenge for something but I saw Edmund was no where. Plus the direction it was in he would have had to back track. Also he wouldn't do that.
"LUCY!" Sandy yelled. She cantered over to me. Phillippe galloped off somewhere. She nuzzled against my neck. I reached back to feel what had happened and felt a lump. I started swatting and pushing and a spider fell out of my dress. It was already dead so I left it alone.
"Stupid spider" I mumbled. Another surge of pain ran through my back. I bit back the tears that threatened to come. Then Phillipe came galloping back. I was on my knees by now.
"PHILLIPPE! I'm never going to catch up with you if you go that fast" I heard Edmund yell from the bushes. He came through.
"Now what's wro... LUCY!" he yelled. He was at my side in a matter of seconds.
"What happened he asked.
"My back. A spider bit me" I managed to say. I was having trouble breathing.
"A spider bite. A spider bite shouldn't do that" he said confused.
"I know. That's what I was thinking" I said my breath starting to come back to me.
"Well let's head home. I hit a doe. She was injured. Her neck was bleeding and so was her right hind leg. There was no baby with her so no worry's about that. " he said.
He helped me up. But getting up helped nothing. My stomach churned. I ran to a bush and started loosing my breakfast. Then someone was rubbing my shoulder. It was Edmund. At least I hoped it was. Otherwise some complete stranger was rubbing my shoulder. It was Edmund though. I finished. I hated throwing up. It was disgusting.
"You finished" he asked raising an eyebrow concern in his dark eyes.
"Yeah" I replied getting up. My stomach once again churned but this time nothing came of it. Not that there was anything left TO come out. I almost toppled over as well but Edmund caught my should. "Steady there" he said. Edmund helped me on Sandy. My head swam as I got up but I ignored it. Then he mounted Phillippe and we started making our way back to Cair.
On our way back I had made Edmund promise that he wouldn't tell anyone about what had happened. I had to use my pout but eventually he submitted. And I also got Sandy and Phillippe to promise to.
By the time we got back the pain had subsided and I wasn't dizzy or nausiated. But what I DIDN'T know, soon, things would start to catch up with me.
