In the face of death, Mara no longer feared it. She feared the agony that accompanied a drawn-out death.
But she was not about to face death with her eyes closed and cowering in fear. If she was going to be eaten alive, she wanted to see it happen with her eyes wide open. That way if she ever got a second chance, she knew who to exact her revenge on.
She faced the hog with fire in her eyes.
"Do you worse," she spat.
Preparing for the worst, Mara gritted her teeth. But a few moments went by and the hog did not make any moves. In fact, something did not seem quite right. Its eyelids were growing heavy and the beast could no longer stand upright.
It swayed from side to side and was about to collapse onto the ground when a huge shadow loomed over it. Mara looked up in shock. She had no idea what was going on, but she did not scream either.
Who was going to come and save the person who was to become food for the hogs anyway?
