Kapitel 13: On My Own

The further Tia got into the Zaryan's part of the forest the more different things she could see. Plants of all colors were growing in many strange shapes. She could see small animals she had never seen before. She could swear she saw a frog with wings! Even though she had never been in Zaryan before, she was sure she was going the right way. There were wooden signs that showed the way to Melisse. The road was getting wider and soon the trampled dirt changed into stone tiles. The silence got suddenly interrupted by howl which sounded like if that animal was asking for help. Tia dismounted from the horse and went to look for the source of the sound. After walking through a dense bush she saw it. It was young wolf, which had blue-gray fur, was laying on the ground. An arrow with green feathers was pierced through its leg. The wolf noticed her and looked at her with its eyes which were begging for help. Although she didn't know any healing spells yet, she had an idea. She opened her bag and found a healing potion which Anju gave her before she left him. With potion in her hand she slowly walked towards the wounded wolf. She knew it was dangerous. But she couldn't let it suffer. She slowly put her hand on its fur. "It's okay. I will help you." She couldn't tell if the wolf understanded her, but its eyes looked more relieved. "This will hurt but I have to do this, sorry." she said as she put her hand on the arrow. She broke the part with feathers because she wouldn't be able to pull it out with it still there. The wolf stare at her. It knew what was going to happen next. "Sorry." She said as she quickly pulled out the rest of the arrow from its leg. The wolf whined because of the pain. The whining was quickly changed into growling. She opened the potion and dripped few drops in the wound. The wolf stopped growling. "Does it feel better?" she asked it. The wound was slowly healing. "See? It's good now." She said when the wound was healed completely. *So the potion works differently on animals. Interesting.* she thought. It stopped the bleeding and healed the wound completely but when she gave the same potion to Brig few days ago she had to bandage his wound anyways. The wolf tried to stand up but it was still hard for it so it fell on the ground. Tia patted it. "Don't rush yourself." The sky above them was becoming cloudy. It was going to rain soon. Tia decided not to continue on her way but find a place to stay the night instead. She took the wolf in her arms and went to look for a good spot. After a few minutes she found a small cave. She put the wolf there and went back for her horse. When all animals were there she fed them and prepared a campfire. The sky was black and loud thunders could be heard coming from the distance. The wolf snuggled to Tia and fell asleep. She looked into the flames. "I wonder what you are doing right now... Anju." she said as the lightning enlightened the cave.