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Resisting Fate - Part Two of Three
Date: 8/13/2015, Categories: Historical, Author: Poppet, Rating: 32, Source: LushStories
you'd know. Now stop. Just breathe and let me do this.” Without missing a beat, I leaned down and began to suck the venom from his wound. I sucked and spit several times until I was satisfied I got the poison from his ankle. I then wet a cloth and cleaned his wound before tying a dry cloth around his ankle. If he was like my brothers, he'd be out of it for a day or two, if he made it past those days, he would be fine. By then, he was passing in and out. I struggled to get him back to our camp. He was heavy and I had to almost drag him most of the way. I knew it could have been a lot worse. We made it back by the grace of God and I helped him into his bed skins. I knew it was foolish of me to do, but we still needed food. So, I took his bow and ax and went in search for food. It was mid-afternoon by the time I got out and found another buck. It was smaller than the one Red Elk and I found, but it would serve its purpose. My hands shook with fear. I didn't want to be out any longer than I had to be, but we needed this meat. Otherwise it would be all pointless. Once he woke up, he'd need to fill his belly. With slow, contemplating breathes, I steadied my hand and pulled back on the bowstring. I counted to three, before releasing the arrow. I watched it whistle through the wind and then make contact with the buck. It hit right under its shoulder and into the rib-cage. I watched as it stumbled for a moment, before falling. I quickly went to it and took my knife, slitting its ...