Chapter 22: The New Huntsgirl
"Karalyn, why are you here?" Dave asked her. "Why, didn't you hear? Karalyn is the new Huntsgirl," Huntsman said. "What about Rose?" Dave asked. "She is no longer the Huntsgirl. She is just a regular member now," Huntsmaster said. "A regular member? She didn't slay a dragon though," Dave said. "I know. She will never be a full part of the Huntsclan. Two years of waiting and she still can't kill a dragon," the Huntsmaster said.
"This is cruel," Dave said. "So you say. But she can either stay or die. There is no leaving the Huntsclan," the Huntsmaster said. Dave growled and Rose grabbed his arm. "I want to go talk to him," she told the Huntsmaster and led him out of the room. "What are you doing?" she whispered fiercely. "I want to leave the Huntsclan, not continue being a part of it," she said. "Sorry, I guess I got lost by how cruel he was being," Dave said. "But, he said you can't leave the Huntsclan or he would die," Dave said. "That is where Jake and you come in," Rose told him. "You two can defeat the Huntsmaster," she told him. "But I doubt that will work. He is too powerful," she finished.
"Well, what do you expect to do? Go right up to him and say, 'Hey, I'm leaving the Huntsclan'?" Dave asked her. "I would certainly hope not as that would mean death for her," the Huntsman said, causing Dave and Rose to jump. "Huntsmaster!" Rose said. "So, you want to leave? Is that what you want? I can give you death now," the Huntsmaster said, pulling out his HuntsStaff. Dave pulled his out and pointed it at the Huntsmaster. "You point that at your own master? You know that means death," the Huntsmaster said. "I don't care. I am not going to let you harm Rose," Dave said to him. "Did you fall in love with her Dave?" the Huntsmaster taunted him.
"Maybe I did. But that still doesn't matter. I would protect her even if I didn't love her," Dave told him. "Well, that doesn't matter now. You are going to die. But I am not entirely unfair. I will give you a chance to live. Tonight, go to Central Park. We shall have our little duel there," the Huntsmaster said and snapped his fingers. A Huntsclan member grabbed Dave and took him out of the Huntslair. Rose come out a few moments later. "Why did you do that for?" she asked him. "I want you to live, not die. Jake loves you so much. He was devastated that you left," Dave told her. "Come on, I'll take you back to the shop," Rose told Dave.