As I spoke, I took out a small sword from behind me and ran my fingers along the carved patterns on it. “It’s exquisite.”
“I… I carved that. Take it… if you like,” Warren said weakly.
“Seriously?” I looked at him in pleasant surprise. Back in the pack, I had already known that Warren had a hobby of woodcarving. His craftsmanship was hailed in the industry. I was overjoyed to be gifted a piece done by a master.
Warren opened his mouth to reply, but then he suddenly began to pant, as though he couldn’t breathe.
I was scared out of my wits. “I… I’m getting you out of here!”
Warren was seriously injured. He needed urgent treatment as soon as possible. But when I fell just now, my phone was smashed. I couldn’t contact anyone at the moment.
I looked up and surveyed the cliff. I reached up and tried to climb. But very soon, my legs started to wobble. I couldn’t climb out of here myself, let alone carry Warren.
I wasn’t sure where the path under the cliff led to, but I had to give it a try. Maybe, just maybe, we could get out of here alive.
I carefully helped Warren sit up and prepared to carry him on my back.
“I… I can walk.” Warren’s low voice sounded.
Without responding to him, I used all my strength to hoist him onto my back. Warren was much taller than me-and much heavier. I felt like I was carrying a ton of cement and was out of breath after just a few steps.
Warren’s feet were dragging on the ground. Worried about his leg injuries, I stopped and asked, “Can you wrap your legs around my waist? I could hold your legs that way, like carrying a child. Maybe it’ll be easier…”
“I’ll try…”
Warren seemed to be more at a loss than me. He awkwardly raised his long leg and draped it around my waist.
I grabbed his leg and bent down so that he could lean over my back more steadily. “Now, the other leg.”
Warren’s face was contorted in pain. Grunting, he lifted his other leg with difficulty.
I successfully hoisted Warren on my back, which was no easy feat.
I winced in pain, and my legs began to shake uncontrollably. Warren was too damn heavy!
“Err… Are you sure about this?” Warren asked worriedly.
“Yes… I can… do this!” I tried to keep my voice as steady as possible. My leg was injured when I fell, and now it hurt with every step I took.
After a few more steps, I had bent my back to the limit, trying not to let Warren fall.
But my focus was all on Warren. I didn’t care about my feet. Suddenly, I lost my footing when I stepped on a loose stone, twisting my ankle and falling forward unexpectedly.
Warren on my back was thrown out. I rushed out and hugged him tightly to prevent him from getting injured again.
Warren’s POV
In trying to protect me, Flora’s arms were scratched badly by the sharp rocks on the ground. Blood instantly oozed out slowly.
My heart sank to my stomach.
She was so scared of getting hurt, but now, she stood up silently and hurried to check on me as though nothing had happened to her.
I noticed that the way she walked was very strange. Although she was clearly trying to hide it, I could tell that she was in pain.
I asked about her leg, but she brushed me off quickly.
“I told you. I’m fine.” Flora waved her hand dismissively. “Don’t you know that I heal fast? I don’t feel a thing.”
“Then let me walk by myself. You go ahead.” I pursed my lips unhappily. I didn’t want to be a burden to Flora. Seeing her hurt herself only made me feel worse.
Flora snorted and rolled her eyes at me, but said nothing. She limped over to the spot where she had fallen and picked up the vines she had used earlier. Then, she came back to me and tried to hoist me onto her back again.
This time, however, she tied the vines around me and her. Proudly, she announced, “See? So that you won’t fall again.”
“Put me down, Flora.” I wanted to get off Flora’s back, but she shook her head stubbornly.
“Stop moving! You might fall!” Flora quickly shifted her weight in an effort to balance me on her back.
I didn’t dare to move again, but I still wanted to change her mind. “Flora, listen to me. You need to get out of here and call for help. Otherwise, neither of us will make it out of the forbidden forest.”
Flora paused, as though mulling it over for a while. All of a sudden, she changed the topic. “Oh, I forgot to tell you-Prince Rufus escaped from prison. What a shock, am I right? I thought I saw a ghost when I ran into him.”
After saying that, she burst into laughter without waiting for my reaction.
As she trudged along the path with me on her back, Flora was like a little ray of sunshine, finding all sorts of topics to cheer me up.
She was always an optimistic girl. Even given the current situation, she refused to give into depression.
I listened in silence. Although my body was screaming with pain, at this moment, I found myself hoping that time would pass by slowly. I just wanted more time with her.
While she was blabbering on, we suddenly heard the sound of a twig snapping.
Flora’s mouth snapped shut immediately and we both became alert.
“It came from behind the rock,” I said in a low voice.
Flora looked in that direction and stiffened instantly.
A huge mutated hyena was skulking behind the rock, staring coldly at us.
“Don’t be scared,” I comforted Flora. “Put me down. I’ll distract it. You run.”
Flora didn’t respond. She quietly untied the vines around her waist and put me aside. Then she instantly turned into a wolf and rushed at the hyena.
This was the first time I had seen Flora’s wolf. It was a huge lake blue wolf, with snow-white limbs. The hair on its head stood up, making it look very unruly.
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