Genesis
He was stronger than he appeared, relentless, because he took small, determined steps toward me, head down, pushing against my wall of wind, his resolve unwavering.
I was so intensely focused on Limpy, on maintaining the wind barrier, that I didn't see Scar, the grey alpha, circling back, running silently toward me from my flank. He knocked me off my feet with a brutal impact, his giant head hitting me hard in the side. I heard a loud crack, a sickening sound that echoed in the night, and I knew instantly, with a cold certainty, that I had broken a rib. Sending a healing spell, a desperate surge of magic, through my body, I tried to get to my feet, to regain my footing, but Scar was on me on