The boar moved around, trying to have another go at Cledo making the aim difficult. Then Pettic saw Klondor rushing the animal from his hiding place. He had a metal-tipped spear raised to give the killing blow while the boar was distracted by Cledo.
Unfortunately, the boar, having caught Cledo with his tusks threw the whimpering dog aside. He heard the young man and turned to this threat. He charged. Klondor jumped to one side just in time and managed to rip a cut in the boar"s hide all down one side. Then he tripped.
With a scream, the boar charged towards Klondor"s prostrate form. Pettic could not let his friend be killed as his brother had been. He let another arrow fly. This time he hit the boar again, but did not make a killing blow.
The boar decided the two previous attackers were
