The others tore into her side and back legs, but her
teeth had found their mark, and her last desire was fulfilled. The
brutal Armus, black wolf of Shar-hai's guard, fell gasping and
bleeding, his throat cut. As Kamela surrendered willingly to death.
She was gone, and Kalus knew it, and the worst part was that his mind
had already begun to accept it. Raging at his weakness and cowardice,
he rushed toward the scene of her bloody debauch.
But for all his reckless will and hatred, his body simply would not
respond. He had not gone twenty paces before his heart and lungs
screamed in revolt, and all strength left him. At the same moment the
hyenas left their kill and savagely blocked his path. Their bristling,
snarling warnings said as clearly as words. 'Be gone, or we will
kill you, too.'
And as he stood helpless, mustering all his courage just to stand and
look imposing, the remaining wolf rushed past them and would have
attacked. But the others would not follow, and he was reluctant to face
Kalus' sword alone. By her final act of defiance, Kamela had saved
his life.
The hyenas returned to the still body of the she-wolf, and bickering
among themselves, began to drag it back into the forest. The companion
of Armus stood for a time beside him, as if expecting him to somehow
shake off the stroke and rise again.
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