The Last Survivors Box Set by Bobby Adair & T W Piperbrook

Author:Bobby Adair & T W Piperbrook [Adair, Bobby & Piperbrook, T W]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ancient City Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-02-22T22:00:00+00:00

“It’s small,” Phineas said. “Too small for eating.”

“The cooks can make soup with it, then,” Blackthorn suggested. “It’ll keep us warm when the sun disappears. Isn’t that what you always say?”

“Not this one,” Phineas said after a reflective pause.

“What do you mean?” Blackthorn asked.

“It’s young. Barely old enough to have seen a winter.”

“You always told me never to waste a fresh rabbit.”

“We’ll find another,” Phineas said assuredly, untangling the rope while the rabbit continued kicking. He held the rabbit as if it were a curious piece of silver.

Blackthorn’s brow furrowed in confusion. He’d never seen his grandfather release a rabbit before.

“What are you doing?” Blackthorn asked. “The other traps are empty. We won’t bring anything back if we let it go.”

For a moment, Blackthorn wondered if Phineas wanted to kill the animal himself. Maybe his grandfather was teaching him a lesson that he didn’t understand.

“You can borrow my knife if you want,” Blackthorn offered. He patted the sheath at his side, hoping the suggestion would bring the conversation back on track.

“We aren’t going to kill it,” Phineas said again, inspecting the rabbit’s raw neck.

“It’s injured, Grandpa. If we let it go, it’ll be killed by another predator anyway.”

“Maybe it will,” Phineas said, biting his lip. “Maybe it won’t. There’s a chance it’ll survive.”

Before Blackthorn could protest further, Phineas let go of the rabbit, allowing it to dash into the woods. Blackthorn made a move to chase it, but Phineas held him in place.

“Let it go,” he said firmly.

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