"Hurry up!" called Woods, who had just rushed ahead of the group as fast as his hefty limbs would allow. "I think I saw a deer!"
The day was cold and the sky was a clear, pale blue, the majestic, snow-covered forests creating a stark contrast to the memories that were still fresh in Alistar's mind from the previous month. His friends had organized a hiking trip into the forests just south of Distan, in the same general area as the site where he had fought for his life against the dark-maned bobcat all those days ago.
"Get your fat arse back here," snapped Jaden, who rushed after his friend with a look of annoyance on his chiselled, freckled face. "The last thing we need is to have to drag your dead carcass back into town."
"It's not my fault you guys are slow. Besides," wheezed the rotund boy, "you should be thanking me. You and Zech need to collect a dear, don't you? I really saw one, so stop complaining and let's get on with it already."
