Chapter 75: Predator's Smile
"Ethan! On your left!"
Lirael's voice cut sharp through the forest air. Ethan pivoted instantly, the ground scattering beneath his boots as a tusked blur lunged toward him. The wild boar's charge carved a trench in the soil, but Ethan's blade flashed thrice—swift and precise arcs. By the time the beast's momentum carried it past him, it was already collapsing to the ground
"Haah…" Ethan exhaled, running a forearm across his brow. "That makes the third time today—and we're only on the third day of this gods-forsaken road. Troublesome doesn't even cover it."
From the cart's side, Lirael nocked another arrow, loosing it into a rushing boars forehead before it could circle wide. "At least when we reach Iridale," she said with a sly grin, "we'll be rich."
