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proof.” Tullner explained.
    “Then we have to make him believe. The only advantage we have now, is they don’t know, we know, they’re there.”
    Tullner never heard what she said. He was already half way to the lone gulrik.
    The drawing of his sword sliced thought the silence, like metal on bone. One hit was all he would need to take this thing down, but when he swung, there was nothing there. The creature's speed surprised him and before he knew it, it got behind him. Turning quickly, he blocked the gulrik’s blade. Although it was fast, it wasn’t powerful. He was sure he could keep the creature at bay, and might have been able beat it.
    “Tullner, behind you.”
    He turned just in time to avoid an attack from a second gulrik who came out of nowhere. These creatures didn’t make a sound as they moved through the tall grass. Fighting in unison, they drove him back and systematically broke down his defenses. One of their blades slid under Tullner’s sword, nicking the side of his leg. The wound wasn’t deep, but it burned and it felt as if his entire leg was on fire. The second gulrik came in high, working off his companion’s distraction. Tullner didn’t have time to get his blade up and knew he made his first, and last, mistake. He tried to dodge the attack when something large slammed into him, knocking him out of the way. When he hit the ground he lost his glasses and wasn’t able to see what saved him. All he knew was a large gray blur was now standing over him, defending him against the two gulrik, who were keeping their distance. They started to circle, splitting up and coming in on both sides. When the gray blur went for one of the gulrik, the second one tried to attack it from behind, but something stopped it.
    Frantically searching the ground for his glasses, Tullner found them and quickly put them on, just in time to see Kile parry one of the gulrik’s attacks. She deflected its weapon with the blade in her left hand and drove the blade in her right hand through its chest as the small creature dropped to the ground. The remaining gulrik took to the woods with two wolves in pursuit. She watched them run and it seemed to Tullner, she wanted desperately to join in the hunt, but instead, she turned to where he was laying.
    “You idiot,” She shouted, opening the pouch on her belt. She knelt down beside him and opened a small vile containing a blue powder which she applied to the wound on his leg. Tullner wasn’t looking at her, or the powder, but at the large gray wolf who sat behind her.
    “Fortunately, it's not deep,” she said, and she started to bandage the wound. “Gulrik’s tend to poison their blades”
    “Poison?”
    “It’s not lethal, but it does burn and if not treated I’m told it can get worse. Lucky for you, a friend of mine is a brilliant healer.”
    She looked up when two wolves emerged from the forest.
    “Don’t move,” she warned him and walked to where the wolves waited.
    Tullner slowly looked around him. They were now surrounded by a total of five gray wolves as well as three dead gulrik.
     
    -We are sorry, we lost it.-
    The wolf, known as Tyloner, told Kile when she approached. His words were filled with visions of the gulrik moved faster and farther into the woods, until he was swallowed up by the darkness.
    “It’s alright. I underestimated their speed, I didn’t think they could move that fast.”
    -Is the vir okay?-
    The second wolf asked, looking past Kile to where Tullner was even now trying to get to his feet.
    “He’ll live,” Kile replied, although she couldn’t help but detect a serious lack of any sincerity in the wolf’s words.
    -Too bad,-
    The wolf replied and headed back to the others.
    “Thank you again Tyloner, for your assistance.”
    -Always Kile, you have but to ask. It has been many cycles since you have walked in these woods.-
    “I’m afraid it might be a few more before I can come back,” she replied. “The vir are at war with the