I wait for death to come, wondering if it'll be painless or if I'll die in agony between this wolf's jaws. Will there be a white light or just darkness? Will I see it coming or will I never know? That's when I feel the release of his jaws on my leg and I know that I am free. I open my eyes and see Sulan grasping the wolf's tail, pulling him away from me. I gasp in shock but I don't hesitate long, knowing that to hesitate could cost me more than my leg. I jump to my paws and take off, but I do glance back over my shoulder.

I watch as the wolf turns back on Sulan, obviously mad that he didn't get what he wanted. He's going for Sulan's face and I gasp, almost turning around to go help. But then reality hits me. What could I do to help? I would only get in the way and next time it might be more than my leg that gets hurt. I see that the wolf has forgotten about me completely. Obviously he feels that he's not going to get to me so he might as well take down Sulan. My eyes feel with worry and sadness. I like Sulan. He is my friend and I don't want to see him get hurt, but I know that the longer I stay here, the more likely it will be that he has to hurt himself to defend me again.

Not wanting to do that to Sulan, I take a deep breath and turn back to Diveen, taking off as fast as I can go on three legs. My injured back leg trickles blood the whole way but adrenaline is racing through my veins so I hardly feel it. I don't stop running until I'm way within the limits of Diveen and then I start howling for help.