#bergen_county

The Skywolf gasps and snaps, try as she might, the smoke beast is quicker, forming wherever she flies, slashing at her wings.

Until she can fly no more. She can wound it in turn, but the nightmare is stronger and her brothers and sisters have not heard her howls for help

The nighmare turns more solid, for it must feed. That is when there is a THUNK, as an arrow blows into the neck of the twisted thing before it can bite the wolf, it staggers to the side!

And suddenly, the she wolf, weak and bloodied as she is, gets a chance to bite! the arrow hit from the side, she strikes from lower ripping at the creature's belly while it has one.

The nightmare predator had been wounded before, the Skywolf wasn't going down easily! And now, the tables turned, the tentacle mass of smoke realizes it has no chance against two . it glares with red eyes , pure hatred at the troll who shot it.

The Giant Archer is gray with blue highlights. He has already drawn another arrow along his massive bow, and noting the smoke creature trying to turn intanble again, he licks his finger and touches the fletching "Shazam" And it charges with electricity and then launches.

Where the arrow might pass through, the energy around it sparks as it enters the nightmare and that causes the creature to let loose a horrid shriek of pain and shocked, it turns solid again

A SNAP and this time, the winged wolf gets throat.

A third arrow, no lightning, and the fell chimera dies. the sky wolf whimpers as she falls over, too exhausted and too wounded to fight or flee.

the Archer sees the chimera nightmare is dead, then looks at the winged wolf and frowns, he shakes his head, "Wolves hurt cattle, ain't nothing personal but your'e a bit too close to friends of ours. Can't let you harry their pets or horses. I'll make it quick." He draws the arrow back , and promises "I'll make it quick and clean" Aiming for the heart

"You...are a good hunter" the she wolf says adming "But horses... are forbidden. Don't you eat them either"

The archer holds the arrow, and cocks his head "You talk. And you don't hunt horses?"

"the mare bargained well for her young one," the wolf's golden eyes are still full of pain "And the others of your kind who live here have aided us, and we them. Yyou are not of them, so I understand. All things .. must die"

the gray blue giant lowers the bow and removes the arrow "Yes, but not today. We're here to help Rivervale, not to betray their allies while acting on their behalf. I will bind your wounds and get you to your pack"

"they are miles from here" the She wolf says startled at the change

"Miles is just a lot of yards crowed tight" the Debuke shrugs

"I am Silverwing, sibling to Jumper, Farhowl and... "A weary sigh, "Others"

"Ives DeBuke" the Archer moves and puling out chimerical bandages, staunches the flow of the blood, then, he puts the wolf over his shoulders bearing her weight. "Which direction?"

"South" Silverwing looks that direction

"Glad chief clem made me learn first aid. " He says "Hunter by trade"

The wolf looks tired but amused "We have that in common"

Ives smirks just a bit, and heads towards the southern part of the woods

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