THIRTY-THREE

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CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
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i. brother, bear !

the enchanted forest

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the enchanted forest .

THE SOUND OF HEAVY FOOTFALLS BROKE THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL EMERALD ATMOSPHERE, boots pounding against dirt ground, kicking up dust in their wake. Long, hanging branches of old trees were messily and haphazardly swatted away as the pair of boys ran as quick as their legs could carry them, the morning sunlight flitting through the canopy of leaves above their heads.

"Kenai!" A boy yelled, falling slightly behind, ripping his caught sleeve away from some jutting bark, "Slow down!"

Kenai seemed to push himself further, heaving air into his burning lungs, "We can't slow down, Koda, not yet."

"But Denahi- Sitka-"

"Are dead. You saw that thing, Koda, there's no way they survived that." Kenai wiped a few droplets of blood from his face, only furthering the stain into a deep red smear along his cheek as he used his free hand to grab his brother's, urging him to pick up his slowing pace.

"Kenai, please!" Koda cried, tears leaving rivers of shimmering emotion along his skin.

Finally decelerating to a stop, Kenai gasped heavily, wiping a single tear of his own away from his face, the blood a and sweat mixing to create a light pink liquid that dripped down his chin.

"Kenai, what are we supposed to do now?" Koda sobbed, shivering as his own sweat began to freeze in the cold winds.

"We keep going." Kenai insisted.

"Going where? We have nowhere to go!" The younger boy shouted, birds fluttering away in alarm as they heard the volume of his voice.

"I don't know, buddy, but we have to keep running-" Kenai's insistence was cut off, by a still whimpering boy.

"I can't... Kenai, I'm tired." He breathed, a chill running up his aching spine.

"Koda." Kenai tried, "One more time."

The boy looked up at his brother, observing his face for a moment, regaining his breath as he did.

"One more time?" He asked hopefully.

Kenai nodded, and Koda reluctantly returned the nod, agreeing and preparing to run once again.

"Are you alright?" A voice asked.

The boys froze, tucking close to one another as they looked for the source of the woman who'd spoken, expecting the worst, considering the tragedies they'd already been exposed to.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." The woman spoke, suddenly revealing herself from behind a dense thicket, her green and earthy toned cloak blending wonderfully with her surroundings, though her light blue dress was a stark contrast.

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