#The Pup Who Lived
She is dead.
The light of my life is dead.
My Mother is dead.
I watched her die.
She died protecting me.
He killed her.
That hateful man.
Run.
Run away!
Don't get caught.
Run out of the glade.
Run through the forest.
Jump over the root.
Trip on the pepple.
Fall.
Get back up.
Keep running.
Don't get caught.
Even if I don't get caught, will I survive?
I will survive!
I am a Prince!
I am Royalty!
The Blood of a Thousand Kings and Queens flow through my veins.
I will not die so easily.
Where am I?
Keep running.
Run out of the forest.
Where is this?
Another glade?
No.
There is a stone wall here.
There are Humans.
Foxes.
Rabbits.
Rabbits are food.
Mother used to feed me Rabbits.
Not anymore.
I will need to Hunt my own Rabbits now.
Can I do it?
Yes.
The Blood of a Thousand Kings and Queens flow through my veins.
Kings and Queens hunt.
Like my Mother.
Hunting is also in my Blood.
I can do this.
Sneak up on Rabbit.
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Don't get seen by Rabbit.
Definitely don't get seen by Humans.
Sneak closer.
Now!
Pounce on Rabbit.
Try to bite it's neck.
Miss!
Rabbit pounces on Me.
Tries to bite My neck.
I push Rabbit away.
Rabbit fall down.
Pounce on Rabbit again.
Stand on Rabbit.
Rabbit struggle.
Rabbit cannot move.
Bite Rabbit's neck!
Level Up!
Blood!
Flesh!
Food!
Oh yes, I will not die.
I will Live!
I am Royalty!
I am a Prince!
No.
I am King!
I am Sköll!
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Author's notes:
Hello again.
Because of all the comments and speculations about what will happen to the pup, I decided to write a quick side story.
Just as well. It will set the stage for a (much much much) later chapter.
Also, to justTYM. Yes, normally a pup wouldn't be able to hunt for itself, since just about any prey will run away from it. But in Royal Road, when you attack a rabbit, it attacks you back (unless you have high fighting spirit), hence giving the pup a chance.