Aiden
I drop the wolf’s head and quickly pull on my leathers from my pack before turning towards the sounds of muted sobs behind me. The child’s hand is clamped over her own mouth, eyes glued to the dead body as if she expects him to rise at any moment.
“He’s gone now, it’s ok little one. He’s gone,” my voice is soft, my movements slow to help her calm down as I ask, “Do you know where your parents are? Is there somewhere safe you can go?”
She nods, her eyes still locked on the body.
“Velyna?! Velyna!”
The frantic cries are slightly muffled by the time they reach my ears, but loud enough that the child hears them too, their head c****d towards the sounds.
“I’m guessing you are Velyna?”
Another silent nod has me reaching my hand out to help her stand, and we begin to walk towards the
