Chapter 3: The Lamb
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The Hunter was so very, very close. All he had to do was make it to his nest, and then… and then everything would be okay.
No. It wasn’t going to be okay. He was terrified . At the thought of dying, afraid that he didn’t have enough strength left in him to take what he needed. He pleaded with his failing body to at least give him that. At least let him die with one more rush, food in his stomach and blood on his claws.
From down the passage a couple of the weak ones began looking too closely at him for comfort, becoming partly alert with low noises. By now he could barely muster up the energy to grow