"YOUR HIGHNESS!" I heard one of them shout. They ran up to me.
"Please... I need shelter... There is a human here." I gasped out. They nodded and took me to their den.
Jack ran through the forest after the wolf trying to find it and make sure it was alright. He found a pack of wolves crowded around a single den.
"No..." He breathed.
"Such a kind soul." The weak voice of a girl said. Jack looked up.
"You're safe now child. My friends will show you the way to safety beyond the forest." The voice said. A couple of wolves left the pack and walked to Jack before nudging him to walk. Jack looked back at the pack, trying to see who had talked and if they were alright.
"Wait, I want to know you're alright?" He said.
"I'm fine. Now go." The voice said.
The wolves nudged him again before Jack hesitantly walked where they wanted him to. The wolves led him out of the forest. They watched Jack leave before turning and walking back the way they came.
I laid down in the den of the wolves breathing deep in pain. "What happened, your highness?" One of the wolves asked.
"The boy... He was... attacked... Attacked by a wolf. A wolf... from a different forest." I gasped out. "I was able... To fight him off. He left... But he'll be back." I said.
"Please relax your majesty. You don't want to strain yourself." Another wolf said softly.
"Go find... Antalo. I have to... to talk to him." I said.
"Derko, go find Antalo and bring him here as fast as you can. Go!" One wolf instructed.
"Right away." The said wolf responded before running off.
"Rest now, highness." The wolf, most likely head of the pack, said softly. I rested my head on the soft grassy ground and closed my eyes. Moments later, Antalo ran up to the den.
"Hazel! Where is she?!" He shouted frantically. The wolves backed out of the den revealing a beaten and bleeding wolf quickly fading back into human.
"My Lady... What happened?" He asked as he crawled into the den and gently nudged my chin.
"A child... was attacked by a wolf from another forest. I jumped in and protected him. The others lead him to safety." I said finally able to speak a full sentence without gasping for air. I was now in my full human form.
"A brave goddess you are, my lady." He said softly before bowed his head toward me and rested the tip of his antler on my side. A light blue and white mist rippled over me before forming into a soft mist that lightly fell on my body. It then evaporated away into the air. In seconds all of my pain vanished. I sat up and looked over my body. Not a single scratch was seen. I looked up at Antalo in amazement.
"The antlers of a buck are very valuable. They hold incredible healing properties so long as the buck is alive." He said with a smile.
"Thank you, Antalo."
"Now tell me, who was this wolf that attacked a child?" He said.
"I didn't get his name. He wasn't from here. That much I know." I said.
"Fenris." Antalo growled.
"Who?" I asked.
"Fenris. He was the son of the once noble leader of our forests long before the Moon began choosing gods of the forest. Fenris' father, Axelon was a very brave, beloved and noble ruler of our lands. He live and ruled proud with his wife, Hemerana." Antalo explained. "One day, Fenris was out in the forest with her mother looking over the land and seeing that all was in order and at peace. They were not aware of the human attack that was coming. They were nearing the edge of the forest and getting ready to turn back and return home. That's when an arrow struck Hemerana in the side. Fenris was terrified. He didn't know what to do. He was too young of a cub to be taught of fighting tactics and such knowledge of how to help his dying mother. The seers as our people now call them, invaded our land with bows and arrows. They took Fenris and attacked the rest of the forest killing those who tried to fight them off. Some of them being my own kind. They traveled all the way to the wolf pack where Axelon was. When Axelon saw his son taken hostage by these monsters, he attacked. He was able to fight off some of the humans with the help of his pack but he was too late for his beloved wife. She died before Axelon could say goodbye. After, Axelon became mean and cruel to all of the creatures of the forest even his own son. He accused Fenris of his wifes death and even disowned him. Still, Fenris loved his father and stayed by his side and defended him. Even when Axelon rejected him and abused him. Years later, Axelon hate and cruelty only got worse. The creatures of the forest were getting tired of it and was determined to end his cruelty and hate. They attacked him and killed him. Fenris fled from the forest and seeked shelter in another forest far from ours. He became just as hateful and cruel as his father over time and was determined to avenge his fathers death. He heard of the Man in the Moon anc how he had chosen a human to rule our lands and became furious. He came back and fought the god. But the god was just too strong for him. Each fight he has with a god, another visible and invisible scar he receives. And every god's life ended in the claws of Fenris. He is the wolf that attacked you today. And he will not hesitate to return and kill you." Antalo said.
"Must he live in so much pain and suffering?" I asked.
"It was his chosen path. We can not change that." Antalo said.
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