Forty Six

The trees blurred past us as we ran, well he because I'm just on his back. I try to picture what the palace looked like, but since it is almost impossible, I stop trying, but I don't understand why Cocci has stopped running.

He did say he was not going to stop.

I pat his fur. "Hey, why did you stop?".

He lets out a growl, taking a step back and that's when I see them.

The masked men from before. But this time, they are not wearing masks. Remembering that these ugly men want me, I let out a shudder.

"Oh if it isn't the she-wolf from the night before"

I can hear Cocci's voice in my head. How he did that, I would never know. "Don't answer him, just go and hide behind that tree over there. I would try and fight them off".

I should close my mouth and just hide as he told me to, but where's the fun in doing that?

"Is your brain so small that you can't remember basic things like date and time? If I remember correctly, it has been exactly eight days since we last met".

"Damn it Crinka