She Awakens by Caitlin Denman

Author:Caitlin Denman [Denman, Caitlin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Caitlin Denman
Published: 2021-04-26T16:00:00+00:00

12

Attina

I wake up the next morning with the rising sun and head off to chop wood for the day. While I’m splitting wood, Father walks up to me. I’m about to apologize for my behavior last night when he interrupts me.

“We’re running out of meat, I need you to go on a hunt for us.”

“Okay!” I say enthusiastically. I can use the break from training to do something I’m good at. Hunting is something I know how to do and am comfortable doing. With a jump in my step, I walk over to Oak and lead him back to where our packs and saddles are.

“You ready for another hunting trip bud?” I say as I pet his soft velvety muzzle.

“Forever, my lady,” Oak says, bowing his head. I throw my saddle up on his back and I’m starting to cinch him up when I hear my Father behind me.

“No, pumpkin. Today I want you to use Raven.” He smiles sweetly.

My father knows Raven and I don’t get along and he’s asking this? Is this punishment for last night?

“Ugh, Father, I will hunt better with Oak. We’ve been hunting off and on together for years, we know how to work together,” I plead.

“I know, but I want you and Raven to bond ,which will only happen if you two are forced to be together alone. You both need to learn to rely on each other.”

I roll my eyes making sure Father sees my annoyance.

“Fine,” I say with too much force and attitude in my voice. Then I call out to my arch-enemy, who is off on the other side of camp eating.

“Raven, get over here, we’re going hunting.” Raven does not even lift her head to acknowledge me so I call again. “Come on Raven, we need to get going”. Again there is no hint of acknowledgement I exist or said anything.

I turn to Father, frustrated he is putting me through this. He knows she doesn’t like me, and I sure don’t have any love for her, and yet he is still putting us through this.

By this time, Father is sitting by the low fire sipping his morning coffee slowly. He barely moves his head and sends out a loud whistle. Before I know it, Raven has trotted over to Father’s side with a triumphant shit-eating grin plastered across her muzzle. Father gives her a pet on the shoulder and I walk over to them with a halter and grab her from him. For all the nonsense she started, I tie her up to a tree while I saddle her to ensure no more funny business.

After I finish saddling, I pull her away from the tree and put my leg up into the stirrup. As I swing my other leg over Raven’s back she spins underneath me. I almost soar off the backend of her, but at the last moment I am able to hook my foot around the back of the saddle and pull myself back up on top of her.

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