Chapter 29

The Wolf, the Hunter, The Bear

Birch Forest
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It has been four days already, and still, no sign of Marek. I'm just wondering what could have happened to him. Hopefully nothing bad.

"Hey, HapPy. Are you really sure you know where we're going?" Zzolven asked me full of doubt.

"I'm a dog with a great nose." I sneered."All I need is his axe for the scent, and we're hot on his trail."

"So how will we find him?"

"Look for anything unusual."

"Like?"

"A polar bear riding a horse in the edge of a forest."

"Okay then."

I slowed my horse down as soon as I saw two small and white figures stopped in front of me.

"Harpy! Found anything, boy?" I asked as I threw a bone towards his direction.

The dog caught the bone and whined.

"I guess no then." I replied feeling dissapointed.

"Hey HapPy, I think I see something unusual over there." Zzolven pointed at the hill to his right.

I hopped off my horse and went closer quietly, followed by Zzolven on his horse.

"It's a tamed horse with a saddle on." Zzolven inspected the horse tied up on a fence post, making neigh sounds.

"Be careful, though, it might be a trap." I whispered slowly as I got a sword out on the ready.

"Who do you think owns this horse?"

"Actually, now that you think about it, it's MY horse!" I exclaimed in shock."But what would it be doing here? Unless..."

"HapPy, look out!"

Zzolven suddenly screamed as an arrow flew out of nowhere and shot me at the leg.

"Ouch!" I whined in pain as I got a healing potion from my belt and splashed it on myself.

"You okay?"

"Yeah I guess."

I turned around and waved my sword in front of me, which luckily threw an incoming arrow away from me.

"It's a trap!" Zzolven screamed as he jumped of his horse and brought out a sheild.

"It's knew it was you who did it, you polar pain!" I taunted Marek, who was behind one of the trees, laughing.

"You won't stop me from killing them!" Marek exclaimed as he papered out in the open and aimed an arrow at me.

As he let go of the string, I quickly pulled out a splash potion of swiftness and threw it at the arrow's path, splashing the effect on me and Zzolven, as well as saving me from the arrow.

"How weak are you, mutt?"

Marek mocked me as he sprinted forward towards me holding out two diamond swords.

I quickly responded by swinging my sword to the left as he lunged for me with the swords in front.

"That sword of yours won't last long you know!" Marek grinned as he pushed the sword with harder force.

Just as the sword nearly touched my forehead, Zzolven ran for Marek and Bashed him with the wooden sheild, sending Marek flying towards a birch tree's trunk, hitting him on the back.

"Hmm, I guess you two had a bad history together, huh?" Zzolven asked me as he helped me up.

"Human! Stay away from him! Unless you want the brutal fate I'll give him?" Marek said as he dashed forward.

I quickly took a splash potion of slowness and splashed it on him, slowing him down greatly.

"Hhhhoooooowwwww ddddddaaaaaarrrrreeeee yyyyyooooouuu!" Mark's slow voice sounded so low as he swung his two swords at me without me 'escaping in time.'

Instead of the blades slowly hitting me, I stepped back and watched Marek slowly fall down to the dirt filled grass.

"Um... luckily you survived?" Zzolven said as he backed off slowly."That was... alkward."

"I just can't believe we're searching for him for four days and he shows up here." I told Zzolven.

"Unless he's--"

Zzolven was cut off by a diamond sword that suddenly went pass between us.

"I'm not done yet with the two of you!" Marek screamed suddenly as he slowly stood up.

Zzolven quickly drew out his sword and held on his sheild."Welp, nice to meet you, Marek." Zzolven said as I drew out my potions ready to weaken him.

"Hello and goodbye, boy." Marek told Zzolven as he delivered quick blows on Zzolven's sheild.

Zzolven quickly replied by lunging his sheild forward, making Marek bounce off a meter away.

Before he could move further, I quickly splashed my experimental potion on him-- freeze potion.

Before he could run, he suddenly stopped moving. My test potion! It actually works!

"Wha--what i-i-is thi-this p-p-p-potion?" Marek questioned me as I examined him closely.

"Hm..." I began as I poked him on the nose. It was stiff... and cold.

"What is it, HapPy?" Zzolven asked me with curiosity written all over his voice.

"I guess side effects include turning into a gigantic ice cube was obvious, so why didn't I see that coming?" I told myself in dissapointment.

"I thought you knew his reason for hiding in this forest."

"But I do!" I retorted as I got out my pick axe and a slowness potion.

"He stayed here in hopes of finding one of the guard guys and tracking Undelle himself, but we don't even know his precise location!" I explained to Zzolven while breaking the ice that encased Marek in.

"Marek, huh? I expected less of this from you." Zzolven said as he shook his head in dissapointment at Marek.

As soon as the last chunk of is shattered on the floor, I quickly splashed the slowness at Marek to stop him from running.

After, I tied a rope around him and threw him up my old horse.

I took of my other horses saddle and gave him a big pat on the head.

"Be free, my friend!" I said Happily as the horse galloped away.

"Now what?" Zzolven asked me. I stared at my old horse and broke the fence locking him up.

"Now we head for that armour trash thing." I grinned at Marek and ordered my two dogs to come and sit on my horse.

"Are you serious? I mean, why?"

"I thought you were gonna kill me for my misbehavior... again."

"Okay, you two, shut up for a moment and let me explain." I glared at the two of them. Zzolven shrugged and got on his horse.

"I realized Marek's plan was not completely bad." I explained to them as I took out my compass and steered my horse to the north.

"If we get to the armour before the cronies get there, we could shatter it and head straight for the tower Cat and Rhelms are headed. Don't tell them though, it's a surprise!" I said in a joking manner. Marek just rolled his eyes and Zzolven just nodded.

"I guess that's where we're going then, to the forgotten temple you told me, right, HapPy?" Zzolven asked me.

"Well then, we best get going!" I smiled as I suddenly let my horse gallop. Zzolven's eyes widened, showing the fact he did not see that coming.

"Lead on!" He shouted from behind as his horse galloped after mine.

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Fun fact: the chapter title was based on constellations. I was just looking at the sky and thought of Orion and his two dogs, followed by Marek-- I mean Ursa Major. Well that was another random thing.





I would like to andpologize for not updating for so long. HapPy deserved water splashed on his face. Again, sorry!

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