Chapter Fifty-Seven – A naked wolfman.
He was about releasing it when a big grey wolf, thrice the size of normal size of wolves, leaped on him, snarling and growling atop him.
Timothy struggled with pushing the wolf from him. The wolf didn’t seem to want to hurt him but buying time till the doe escaped.
He stretched his hands to take out another silver head arrow and stabbed it on the wolf's neck. Causing it to yelped in pain.
It rushed away from him to behind a tree. Timothy was still panting heavily, it seemed like his life had flashed in front of him.
He took his arrow and walked towards the tree, hoping to kill the wolf since he lost the doe. How could that thing be that big?
He saw it but then his mouth dropped. Sprawling in front of him was a naked haired man with his silver arrow buried on his neck.
He didn’t know whether to rush and help or run away at a creature that turned from wolf to man. It could only be a wolfman.
Not wanting blood stained on him, or some vengeful creature after him. He helped take out the arrow, pouring some raw garlic to the wound.
“I am so sorry. I didn’t you are this” he mouthed. He didn’t know if that sounded like an apology.
He bandaged the neck but it wasn’t enough as the man kept on bleeding. His eyes we’re barely open.
Timothy sighed. What would a wolfman be doing at their forest close to humans? Why must he be the one to see it?
“Is there anyone I can call for you…” he asked.
“Silver. That was silver..?” were the words the man mumbled.
Timothy raised the arrow and nodded. The man grunted and tears fell from his eyes, “I’m dead”.
Timothy wanted to believe the man was being dramatic but soon his heart beat reduced.
“Sir. Are you there? Who can I call for you?” Timothy slapped the man’s face gently.
“Jackson, where are you? Let’s go find her” was the answer Timothy heard. It surely didn’t come from the almost dying wolfman besides him.
He stood up, his eyes landed on the man’s organ and he drifted his eyes away. What would someone think seeing him besides a dying naked man?
He wasn’t certain if the man would die but he covered his lower body with leave.
“Jackson, let’s go look for Margaret. I’m not playing with you. If something happens to my sister, I’d skin you alive”.
Wasn’t that…? Timothy peeked through the trees. Wasn’t that his youngest cousin Lydia? They were really in the forest.
“Jackson!” she thundered again, stomping her foot. The effect was hard so she rubbed the leg.
Timothy looked at the wolfman, who had stopped breathing besides him, and then at Lydia.
Did she know this man? Well, she could but did she know he was a wolfman. He made himself visible, waiting for her to recognize him.
“Jackson?” she started coming closer but stopped feet away, “Timothy? What? Timothy what are you doing here?”.
It didn’t exactly sound as excited as Timothy thought his cousins would be when they saw him but at least it had surprise.
She hurried towards him and Timothy tried covering the gap so she wouldn’t come close enough to see the half dead wolfman.
That wolfman still worried him but he couldn’t do anything. Human medications may not work for those creatures.
“Did you come looking for us?” her hands enveloped him, he hugged her back, he noticed a scratch on her legs and released her.
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