Of course, it was only a matter of time before something went wrong. Their time in the woods since the bear attack was smooth and fairly organized with little incident. With it going so smoothly, it was only a matter of time before something went wrong.
Emberly partially blamed himself. She had mentioned to Arran that she wanted to fully experience the forest before they had return to the castle in two weeks. Today had seemed like the perfect day. The sun was high in the sky, ushering in the warmth and excitement of spring. Neither she nor Arran had been assigned any chores that day. It was perfect.
Before they left, Will stopped them, ensuring they would be able to find their way back to camp. While Arran launches into a rather long description of how they would mark this path, Emberl
