Mike managed to prick the animal's back, cutting a long gash. The boar wailed as it passed by the squire, crossing behind the Raven who couldn't get his lance around fast enough. It ran by Red who instantly gave chase, spurring Easy Rider to action as the boar disappeared into the brush.
Red and Easy Rider plowed through the brush after it. They broke out onto the bank of the stream. The boar had already crossed the stream and into an open field, while Red in hot pursuit, lowered her lance to the pig's height. She finally caught up with it at midfield and managed to stab it in the back with weapon, but had to slow down to keep from overrunning the pig.
They were only twenty yards from the edge of the field when the horse slipped on loose grass. Red went sprawling, rolled once, a
