I held the femur more tightly, the only thing I had to protect myself. One rogue lunged at me straight off the bat, almost taking me down. I sidestepped last minute, the wolf sailing past. Onlookers booed at the miss of the wolf. Backing up slowly, I got the wall behind me. I knew if one wolf was to get behind my back, I would be done for. Another came up and started to nip at my feet causing me to swing the femur at its head, a crack ringing out.
“Ha! Look at that, the human has some bravery!” The king shouted in amusement. The wolves backed off a little, reassessing their pray. I held the femur in front of me, ready for another attack. A wolf jumped again, but not at me; it took the femur in its mouth and pulled it from my grasp.
I screamed in frustration, my only defense lost. “This w
