The Frost Walker's Wolf by Maya Grace

Author:Maya Grace
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781510741386
Publisher: Sky Pony
Published: 2019-06-19T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

“Skeletons!” shouted Rowan. She grabbed her bow and arrow in a flash.

Ella’s mind raced. Get down. Get your bow. Protect Jack.

“Get down, Jack!” she hollered. “Hide!”

Then she reached for her own bow, the one she’d practiced with just once before leaving Gran’s house. She placed an arrow in the bow the way Rowan had shown her, and pulled back the bowstring. Then she willed herself to look over the edge of the rock.

The skeletons were climbing quickly. She had just enough time to count them—one, two, three—before another arrow flew overhead.

Rowan shouted something Ella couldn’t hear over the rushing sound in her ears. Don’t panic! she told herself. Be brave!

She released her arrow . . . and missed the skeleton by a mile. Her arrow disappeared into the cloudy sky.

Try again. You can do this.

Thwang! Thunk! Her next arrow flew straight into the earth.

You’re wasting arrows! she scolded herself—until she remembered that she’d given her bow the Infinity enchantment. She would never run out of arrows. But what good is that if my arrows never hit their mark?

The skeletons were close enough now to see their gaping eyes and mouths, and to hear their bones rattling. Ella’s arms shook as she released another arrow.

Thwack!

The skeleton grunted and buckled. As he hit the ground, he burst into flames.

“I got him!” Ella shouted.

“No, I got him,” said Rowan as she shifted her aim to the other skeletons. Thwang! Thwack!

The second skeleton exploded into flames.

Right, thought Ella, sinking to the ground. She’d given Rowan’s bow the Flame enchantment. So it was Rowan’s arrow that had taken out the skeleton, not her own.

As Rowan reached for another arrow, Ella watched the third skeleton, waiting for him to meet his fiery death.

Crack! Splash!

Glass shattered, and the skeleton fell backward in a haze of maroon bubbles.

“Got him!” shouted Jack, punching his fist.

But as Ella watched with horror, the skeleton lunged forward again.

Thwack! Thwack, thwack! He released a barrage of arrows.

“Get down, Jack!” cried Ella, leaping backward to shield him. She landed on him hard and held on tight.

“Get off!” he cried.

But she wouldn’t. Not till she heard the grunt of the skeleton and the crackling of flames. Rowan got him, she thought with relief. It’s over.

As Ella rolled off Jack, he swatted her with his hands. “Why’d you do that?” he cried. “I was going to throw another splash potion!”

Ella grabbed his hands to stop him. “I was protecting you!” she cried. “You don’t have a helmet on, Jack.”

“I don’t need one!” he cried. “I have my potions!” He grabbed his backpack as if to show her. But as he lifted it off the ground, something dripped out the bottom.

Rainwater? wondered Ella.

No—the liquid shimmered with color as it swirled into a bubbly pool on the rocks below.

“Look what you did!” cried Jack.

Ella knew in an instant. I broke his bottles, she realized. I was trying to protect him, and I destroyed his precious potions!

“I’m sorry, Jack,” she said quickly. “There’s still some left, see?” She carefully emptied the damp backpack, showing him the bottles that remained.

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