Still, the deer had been only a foot away from her, and her spear took it in the neck. Blood sprayed out in an arc as the deer turned and ran.
Scrambling to her knees, Susanne tried to run after the deer, forcing her legs to function despite the almost painful feeling of blood rushing back into her legs.
The deer was going to bleed out, and she needed to track it down before it got too far away.
The meat would be nearly inedible after her failed attack, but nearly inedible was still edible. The adrenaline her assault caused would make the meat taste worse and cause more pain for the animal. Two things she would have rather avoided if given the chance.
As the deer stumbled, she threw herself at the animal and brought her spear’s blade across the animal’s neck, finishing the job. It stru
