The wolf lunged at Lincoln, but the boy hit him again in the nose and started running. The wolf started chasing Lincoln. The boy didn't know where he was going. He was just running until he fell into a hollow tree trunk buried in the ground. The wolf stuck his nose into the hole, trying to bite Lincoln, but the boy took his cane and stuck it into one of the wolf's nostrils, which quickly stuck out his snout while shaking his head at the same time as his palm. He rubbed his nose. Lincoln let go of the tree trunk and started running again. But this time, the wolf was waiting for him and pounced on him. Lincoln used his cane to push the wolf away, but he bit the cane and split it into two parts, and before he split the next thing, which was Lincoln's neck, Lincoln took a rock that was next to him and hit the wolf with it, causing him to be stunned and confused. Lincoln took the opportunity to run, but the wolf, who was still confused, decided to follow him. But because of the hit, the wolf began to see things double, so he did not know which of Lincoln to follow. Lincoln turned left, and the wolf tried to do the same, but his dizziness made him fall, and he slid until he collided. On a tree from which an ice stakes was hanging, the shock caused them to fall, causing one to suffer an injury to his thigh and the other to his ribs.
The wolf's cry alerted Lincoln. The boy heard the wolf screaming with the usual noise that any injured dog would make. He may have returned to Edenshaw, but his love of animals, perhaps influenced by Lana, made him walk toward the noise the wolf made.
"What is happening to you?" Lincoln slowly reached his hands toward the wolf. "Don't bite me, don't bite me, don't bite me," Lincoln repeated out loud to himself until he felt something soft and warm. It was wolf fur. "Wow. You're really soft." Lincoln felt a sticky spot on his fur. The strong metallic smell indicated it was blood. Then the solid-ice formation allowed him to understand what the problem was. "Calm down; I'll help you." Lincoln grabs one of the ice stakes and pulls it. The cold air combined with the stake injured Lincoln's hands, but with one pull, he was able to free the wolf's claws. "That's it; now the other." The second peg remained between two ribs, but it did not touch any organ. Lincoln grabbed the other stake and pulled it out. The wolf screamed in pain at the pull, but not feeling the stinging touch of the ice stakes made him feel better.
Suddenly, Lincoln heard someone calling him.
"Lincoln... Lincoln." Edenshaw was looking for Lincoln. The old man was holding the vase tied to the sled on which he carried the sap.
"I'm here, Master."
Edenshaw goes to Lincoln when he hears a second breath with the boy's. This was more exciting and deeper.
"Lincoln. Who else is here?"
"Master. We must help him."
The old man approached, and when he noticed where he was coming from, he recoiled. "Lincoln, get away from that thing!"
"But he's injured. He needs us."
"Lincoln. He tried to kill us!"
"He was only protecting his home, Master. He is the guardian of this forest. Without him, this place will be destroyed."
Edenshaw thought about it for a moment. It is true that without the wolf here, the forest would be at the mercy of loggers and unscrupulous companies, and that would mean the end of the healing tree sap. "Good. Help me put him on the sled."
The task of getting the big wolf on the sled was difficult. They had to tie him up so he wouldn't fall and tie him to the back of the sled so he wouldn't drag his head along the ground. Fortunately, the wolf was too weak to attack them.
Due to his leg injury, Edenshaw was unable to pull the sled, so the task fell to Lincoln. An hour and a half later, Lincoln and Edenshaw arrived at Albert's cabin. Just when he woke up.
Lincoln entered the room to see his grandfather. "How do you feel, Grandpa?"
"A little better, after that nap."
"You will recover very soon, Grandpa. I promise." Lincoln gave his grandfather a cup of water and then went to the kitchen, where Edenshaw was preparing the midecine.
"How is your grandfather?"
"He just woke up."
"Really? Well, he slept for a long time. You were gone for over three hours."
"That's good. If he had woken up and I wasn't there to take care of him, I do not even want to think about what would happen to him if he tried to do something in that case."
"Don't worry, Lincoln. With this medicine, your grandfather will recover."
"Please allow me to help you prepare it."
Edinchao has stained some juices on the leg and stretched it. This has antibiotics and analgesics, so it will be numb for some time. So while the medicine is sitting, Lincoln passes the ingredients.
Thanks to Edinchaao's knowledge of herbs, he told Lincoln about the plants that he should offer him based on their tissue, thickness, shape, and smell. After fifteen minutes, the medicine is almost ready.
"You just need to add the sap" Edinchao pours the liquid into a cup and mixes it with a tablespoon of the sap. "Ready. Make your grandfather drink it, and within a few days he will be better."
Lincoln gives Edinchao a hug as a sign of thanks. Thank you very much, Master.
"Don't thank me, Lincoln. If it wasn't your idea to find out for help despite this storm, I will not be here to prepare the medicine."
"But you were hurt too."
"small price. Go now and give your grandfather the medicine"
Lincoln entered his grandfather's room and gave him the medicine. This was bitter, and it was not good. But after drinking it, Albert slept.
According to Edenshao, when Albert wakes up, he will feel better, and his appetite will return. While waiting for his grandfather, Lincoln was inside a small fold behind the house, which was adapted to be a small, primitive gym.
On a pile of breach and straw was the huge wolf covered with wax fabric. Lincoln walked to him with a bucket filled with something that was a red liquid.
"Hey, big man. I brought you a snack." Lincoln leaves the bucket in front of the wolf. This was one full of chicken bones, fats, and meat residue. "It is food residue, but they will do it until I get something better for you."
The wolf put his nose in the bucket and began to eat. When he felt satisfied, Lincoln changed his bandages after using some sap.
The storm calmed down a little the next day. Which allowed Lincoln to go out and find more food for the wolf after giving the medicine and breakfast to his grandfather. This was a Lincoln routine for the rest of the month. Take care of his grandfather, and take care of the wolf.
The month ended with the storm. Albert was already improving, thanks to Edenshao. Meanwhile, the wolf finished eating a deer killed by Lincoln for him.