Will They Survive ?
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THOOM!
The tree shook. Splinters burst outward. And Kadran crumpled to the earth at its base, a trail of blood painting his path like the tail of a comet.
Garrik's breath hitched in his throat. For a moment, he didn't move.
He couldn't.
Fear nailed his boots to the ground.
The Flame Bear roared again, and every fiber in Garrik's body screamed to run—to flee into the trees, to disappear into the forest's embrace and never look back.
But then he saw Kadran's hand twitch.
Just a flicker.
Just enough.
"Shit, shit—damn it all!" Garrik cursed under his breath and broke into a sprint.
He darted through the scattering ranks of half-panicked rookies, ducked under a lancing burst of heat from the bear's rage, and skidded down next to the motionless figure of his lieutenant.
