They were somewhere in the mountains, that's all Arthur knew. He led his gang through the valley between two different ranges. His emerald eyes scanned the rocks and brush. He had heard rumors before of wolves in these mountains, and personally he didn't need another wolf attack scar added to his many others. The Brit already had a bad experience with the animals, although that was when he was much younger. And thankfully, his father had been there at that time, for once in his life.
The bandit hadn't exactly had the best childhood. His father was always running off to the city, and always returned soaked in the scent of another woman. Arthur knew it was obvious, although his mother never seemed to notice. The blonde had always thought she'd rather live in a false reality than the one staring her in the eye.
A long, low howl resounded through the valley, and Arthur's eyes looked around, trying to find the source. There they were. Several wolves. Three, if his eyes weren't deceiving him, sleek and grey. They slowly made their way down the mountain, heading straight for the group of bandits and thieves.
Arthur tugged on the reins of his horse, urging it to go in the other direction. " Shit." He cursed under his breath, his eyes locked on the mangy animals as they jumped down onto the main plain of the valley, heading through the brush towards the horse nearest them. And that's when it happened. He lost sight of the animals.
"Oi! Keep your eyes open! There are Wolves 'round here!" Arthur yelled out. However, as soon as the words made it out of his mouth. a wolf jumped at his horse, attempting to bite it's front right leg.
A sudden loud gunshot rang out, and the wolf fell to the ground without another sound. Another, and the second wolf suddenly revealed itself, it's body tumbling out of the brush at another of his men's horse's hooves. Arthur looked around frantically, searching for the third and final animal.
Something hit his back. It was heavy, and knocked him off his horse. He growled, turning slightly to land on his back. He felt the air leave his lungs the second he hit the ground. A sudden, heavy weight on his chest knocked the rest of the air out of him. Something furry, and huge, was on his chest, snapping for his neck.
Arthur held his arms up, protecting his neck, and cried out, cursing when he felt teeth bite into his arm. Something warm dripped down onto his cheek.
There was a loud yelping noise in his ear, and he felt more of the warm liquid splash on his chest and arms. The large weight was lifted off of him, and the teeth pried from his arm. " Hey! You ok?" He felt someone shake his shoulder.
I must... have died... was that warmth... my blood?
"Shit! Come on... Wake up!"
Shut up... I don't want to... it's so warm...
" Damnit! Wake up! I didn't save your ass just for you to die!"
So warm... it wouldn't hurt... just to sleep.
Arthur slowly drifted off into the warmth, ignoring the yelling and people touching him. and ignoring those heart-stopping, Beautiful blue eyes that looked down at him in fear.
Arthur groaned, slowly opening his eyes. " Ughhh... owww..." He tried to sit up, just to cry out in pain from his protesting ribs. "Hey. You need to just lay back. That wolf got ya pretty good." He heard a voice coming from somewhere off to the left. " Broke a few ribs, I'm guessing... and he tore yer arm up pretty damn good." Arthur snorted. " I've had worse."
He turned his head slightly, ignoring the pain in his neck as well. The teen from before was sitting on a chair about a yard away from the cot Arthur was currently laying on, leaning back comfortably. "Really? Care to share your tales, Arthur?"
Arthur raised an eyebrow and smirked slightly, just a small twitch of his lips. "You know my name?" The teen snorted. " Of course. I'm not just running after any old Bandit, ya know. I know who you are. I do my research before just followin' someone."
Arthur smirked. "Why? Do you have some kind of crush on me or something, kid?"
The teen's fave instantly went red. " N-No! Of course not!" He got up quickly. " I'm Alfred, Just so ya know." He walked out of the room without another word.