Charge

- Riven

The healers make quick work of their assignment. The girl is laid out on the cot in front of me. Her short black hair sticks up in a million directions as her head lolls back and forth. If it wasn’t for the subtle rise and fall of her chest, I would have already thought that she was gone.

The truth is that she would have slipped away if I hadn’t arrived when I did. I work my fingers into the stiff and sore muscles on my neck as I slip out of the cabin. I can hear the healers tittering behind me.

“Such a shame. A beautiful wolf was just wasting away in that camp.”

“I hope the leaders find the man responsible for this and toss him into the river.”

I smirk as I make my way to the leaders’ cabin. Leaders or not, we still have to have a conversation.

Niles is the first to see me. His eyes narrow as the friendly act that he put on in the woods seems to quickly melt away.

“Riven. We need to have a chat.”

“I agree.”

He falls into step beside me. “I know that you’re n