Chapter 21: Bullseye

How the hell was I even going to get close to the damn thing? Briva sighed and got behind me. She lined her body with mine and her arm went around me to engulf my hand in hers. She was going to do this with me. I quickly looked around and saw every pair of eyes trained on us. Feeling extremely grateful for Briva's help, I looked at the green field again and let Briva take control.

Her breathing picked up.

Both hands were around mine and we stood in the same position to fire the arrow from the bow. "Stand still. Train your eyes on the target. Imagine it as someone you want to kill." She whispered in my ear. As someone I want to kill?

I tried to concentrate on the blurry target.

"Good. Now stretch your arm back." Briva said. She pulled my arm back with her own, and the string tightened. With her fingers, she placed the arrow against the bow. "You need to line the point with the target. But feel where the wind goes. Can you tell the direction of the wind?" She whispered again. Her upper