The Princess And the Snowbird
“He woke with a terrible thirst. The eye where the Hunter had slid the blade under the skin was throbbing and itched so badly that Jens pulled himself forward so that his face touched the ground, and the pressure of that was nearly as good as scratching it.
But it was not long before the itch became a burning pain and Jens could hardly see at all. He called out for help again and again, but no one came.
A few hours later, Karl returned to the docks, dragging the body of a black hound with him. H...e threw it close to Jens.
“That’s what happens to the Hunter’s enemies,” he said, and left without another word.
It was not long before the rats were running over the hound’s body, so many that they nearly hid the dark color of the hide. The only reminder of the creature beneath was the shape the rats made.
Jens forgot about his own pain at the sight of the hound he had met in the forest before, the hound who was Liva’s mother. Did Liva know her mother was here? Did Liva know her mother was dead?MoreLess
But it was not long before the itch became a burning pain and Jens could hardly see at all. He called out for help again and again, but no one came.
A few hours later, Karl returned to the docks, dragging the body of a black hound with him. H...e threw it close to Jens.
“That’s what happens to the Hunter’s enemies,” he said, and left without another word.
It was not long before the rats were running over the hound’s body, so many that they nearly hid the dark color of the hide. The only reminder of the creature beneath was the shape the rats made.
Jens forgot about his own pain at the sight of the hound he had met in the forest before, the hound who was Liva’s mother. Did Liva know her mother was here? Did Liva know her mother was dead?MoreLess
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