"Its not as bad as it looks, Kan . " Kyera replied as she slowly brought herself into a seated position . He frowned and looked her over . "What was he?" She asked and Kan sighed .
"Wild, don't worry Princess, you didn't kill one of your own . He was wild but, I would say tied to them . " He replied jerking a thin cord off the panther's neck . Kyera sighed and nodded . She took her bow and arrow off her back and shot the panther in the heart just to be certain .
"Kan, no mercy . " She replied quietly as he tossed it to her . The little dial of metal was marked with a claw mark across the center . She recognized the symbol of the tribe, the knights crest slashed in half by a claw . It was the Mark of the dark ones .
"I understand Princess, No mercy . " He agreed and grabbed the panther throwing it over his back . "Mount up . " He steadied himself and waited for him to climb onto his back . Kyera got into place and sighed . Her body hurt with every motion of Kan's shoulders, but he tried his best to keep it level .
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"We need to hunt a bear tomorrow . " Kyera told him softly her hand massaging her tummy and soothing the baby . Her mind was finally settling down from the fight .
"You wanted to stick to stag…" He reminded her as he walked across a fallen log and jumped onto a stump to cross a small ravine . Kyera winced .
"I know, but if we kill a bear I can stop hunting . " Kyera replied sighing as she thought about the amount of meat she was bringing back as it was . Hopefully a bear would be enough to consider her a bell of the hunt .
"Well, we can get a bear and at least a stag tomorrow . That should take care of it, granted I never expected you to look for a quick end . " He replied honestly a bit surprised but only mildly curious . It wasn't something he wanted to ask about directly .
"Yes, well I didn't think about being hunted . If I had landed wrong or on a larger rock back there I could have hurt the baby . I thought I could get away without fighting but it seems that isn't as easy as I hoped . " Kyera pointed out and Kan nodded . He had been considering how to protect from above .
"True enough, then that shall be our focus tomorrow . " Kan agreed as they neared camp . Kyera sighed knowing there was going to be a lot of fuss about her body and the marks on her . Then again, for once, she was honestly looking forward to being taken care of .
"Its Kyera . " A guard announced and several people were sitting around the fire eating dinner . It looked and smelled to be roast rabbit . Kyera stayed on Kan's back and Lazren and Cora made their way to her side .
"Kyera you look a mess . What in the earth and sky happened to you?" Cora demanded helping her off the tiger's back . Lazren took the killed panther to the table to begin carving to bits . Kyera laid her forehead on Cora's shoulder for a moment .
"I got jumped by a rather nasty panther . I was hunting a stag but unfortunately it seems so was it . " Kyera explained as Cora took her to the tent . Before pausing she began to remove Kyera's leathers to get a better look at the damage that had been done . The scratches and gouges in her skin as well as several badly placed bruises .
"I would definitely say that panther did quite a job on you, and I thought that cat was suppose to keep things like this from happening . " Cora scolded as she cleaned the wounds on Kyera's shoulders . There was a clear annoyance in her movement as Kyera sighed, fidgeting slightly .
"The baby?" Kyera asked honestly not trusting her own instincts when it came to the cub in her stomach . Cora glanced at her as if deciding what to say .
"It seems the baby is fine . You are good at defense and controlling your falls . I think if it had been anyone else, we may have lost the child . " Cora warned her shaking her head gently . Kyera nodded, the deep breath she had been holding slowly let out .
"Okay, I think it is time we quit playing the game, shall we?" Kyera asked running a hand through her hair letting the long strands slide slowly through her fingers . Cora smiled brightly at him .
"I am not sure why you ever did . " Cora smiled as she cleaned the final wounds . Kyera smiled softly .
"Nor do I . "
Chapter end
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