Lupus Rex by John Carter Cash

Author:John Carter Cash
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Childrens
Publisher: Rebellion Publishing Ltd
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

WITH EVERY STEP Ysil took, his mistrust for the honesty and forthrightness of their ‘guardians’ grew. He watched their every move and was forever reminding himself to be ready to take flight should they turn from protectors to attackers.

Drac had insisted that he be at the front of the group, to lead and to confront anyone they might encounter. If a foe were to be moving down the trail during the light of day, surely a fox was a better initial encounter than a quail or a rabbit. But if another quail were moving down the trail, or a rabbit or a raccoon even, they would see the approach of a fox. The word of a group of prey moving with predators would spread quickly if a dove were to see them. If he encountered a dove, what would he say? The foxes are here to take us to the river where we intend on asking the hawk to return to the field? Any dove would think them crazed. Will this be before or after they eat you? the dove might ask.

Puk was at the rear of the group to fend off any danger from behind. Ysil hated the thought of their flanks being exposed to the fox. He felt the fox’s eyes on him and kept glancing back, imagining hunger within them.

“You need not get too far from the others now,” Ysil heard Puk say to Gomor, who had fallen behind. “Someone may eat you.”

Ysil shivered. Gomor laughed uneasily. “Thanks for your consideration,” he said.

Monroth had taken to walking beside Drac, and though the fox had cautioned him against it, he had continued to do so. “I want to be close should we need to protect Harlequin,” he said, looking back to see if she heard.

Ysil glanced at Harlequin. Her feathers ruffled slightly and a light came to her eyes. Ysil grimaced.

They had been moving all day and decided to stop in a small clearing, hoping to find some food. The foxes took to tearing apart an old dead tree stump, looking for grubs and ants. The rest pecked and foraged around the field for what greenery and seed they could find.

Harlequin moved close to Ysil. He trembled.

“What do you think, Ysil?” she asked. “Do you think we can trust them? Any at all?”

“I think we can trust them to look out for their own needs,” said Ysil. “They must think there is something important in it for them to be with us. I don’t think it’s to put us in their bellies. Not right away, at least. If they just wanted to eat us, they would have tried by now.”

“You’re right, and there are certainly dangers always about,” she said. “Have you ever been this far in the direction the sun rises before?”

Ysil shook his head. “No, and neither have Cormo nor Gomor. I don’t know about Monroth—he has made a few journeys. For all I know, he may have been down this very trail with the foxes themselves.

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