However, as always, there was a twist: we needed to eliminate or delay our competitors because there was only room for one winner.
I ran as if my life depended on it, and indeed it did. My proximity to Conan was at stake, and I was willing to do anything to maintain it. I took the lead in the race, casting furtive glances over my shoulder to watch the other competitors. Some of them were biting and sabotaging each other in their eagerness to claim victory. The enormous wolf that had threatened me before lunged in my direction and leaped over my head, striking my face with a powerful paw that nearly knocked me senseless.
I snarled with anger, keeping my eyes wide open as I assessed the surroundings, just as Beta had taught me. Even under pressure, I sought to strategically analyze the sit
